CBS Sports reporter Amanda Balionis is set to return to the NFL sidelines for the 2025 season.
Balionis has been with the network for nearly a decade, establishing herself as one of the most prominent and recognizable golf interviewers on the circuit.
The 39-year-old has also covered football for CBS for eight years and it has now been confirmed that she will be part of the network’s NFL team for the upcoming season.
Balionis will report from a selection of games as part of a team that also includes legendary announcer Jim Nantz.
The news emerged as she signed off from 19 weeks on the road with CBS Sports’ golf coverage.
Balionis has recently been enjoying some downtime in Ibiza alongside friends she met all the way back in elementary school. The reporter posted a selection of photos from her vacation, including one of her wearing a white bikini while enjoying a drink.
CBS star Amanda Balionis has been enjoying some downtime in Ibiza before the NFL season
The 39-year-old will cover the NFL after another long season on the road reporting on golf
Balionis has established herself as one of the most prominent golf reporters on US television
‘Hard to put into words what 19 weeks on the road really looks like. For us announcers, we have it easy — we show up to work with hotel rooms already booked, everything we need waiting at check-in,’ she wrote on Instagram after signing off from golf on CBS for another season.
‘Our headsets and mics work flawlessly, our sets are stocked, and our camera operators have been setting the scene for days.
‘I say it all the time: what you see on every Saturday and Sunday is just the final 10%. The other 90% is the result of tireless effort by so many hardworking, talented, and passionate men and women.
‘Many of them are on the road for months without going home, waking up at 6 a.m. — or earlier — for crew calls, and staying well past the final putt.
‘Our broadcast is nothing without our insanely talented technical and production crew. The work ethic is unmatched, but what blows me away most is how they still show up as the heartbeat of this team. They make the road feel like home.
‘We have our ridiculous inside jokes, our family fights, our unforgettable nights out. We support each other when things get dark or lonely as they sometimes can. I can’t imagine weekends without my people, and I’m thankful every day to be a small part of this incredible whole.’
