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Charissa Thompson admits to making up NFL sideline reports

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - NOVEMBER 10: Charissa Thompson talks while doing Thursday Night Football Kickoff before the Atlanta Falcons and Carolina Panthers game at Bank of America Stadium on November 10, 2022 in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Former sideline reporter Charissa Thompson admitted on the Barstool Sports podcast "Pardon My Take" that she used to make up halftime reports when coaches were not available for comment.

Thompson currently co-hosts pregame shows for Fox Sports and Amazon's Prime Video.


Michele Tafoya is a former sportscaster who worked for NBC Sports from 2011 to 2022. Tafoya tells The Marc Cox Morning Show Thompson "really hurt herself" with the allegations of fraudulent reporting.

"People keep talking about the lack of trust in the news media and this sort of underscores that," says Tafoya.

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Michele Tafoya hosts The Michele Tafoya Podcast and recently participated in a new film "Triangle Park", a documentary about the first NFL game.