Popular Philadelphia Eagles sideline reporter Devan Kaney has been brutally fired from her role with 94WIP-FM Sports Radio, it has been revealed.
Kaney, who started with the station in 2022, has spent the last four seasons with a dual role as a regular co-host on WIP’s morning show and sideline reporter for the city’s NFL team, including during their Super Bowl-winning season.
After the news was first reported by the Philadelphia Inquirer, Kaney herself confirmed with a post that read: ‘I had a blast working at WIP and sincerely enjoyed my time working there.
‘But as the old saying goes, when one door closes, another opens.’
Kaney’s role was eliminated as part of the latest raft of cost-cutting measures, and is another brutal example of the sports media industry’s job losses in recent months.
Just weeks ago, she had posted a series of season highlights on her Instagram page, alongside the caption: ‘Fairly certain a football field is my happy place… I am so beyond grateful to get to do something I love week in and week out with such wonderful people.
Devan Kaney will no longer be spotted on the sidelines at Philadelphia Eagles games
Kaney has been fired from her role with 94WIP-FM Sports Radio during the offseason
‘Thank you @philadelphiaeagles @sportsradio94wip and each and every person involved in our gameday broadcasts for an incredible season. Figured I’d share some moments that didn’t make the feed to cap it all off. Until next year!’
In response, she was met with a wave of support from her adoring fans, one of whom wrote: ‘Amazing work this season (as usual!).’
Another added: ‘You did a great job all season’, while a third said: ‘You did extraordinary work during the season.’
The decision was taken by the radio station’s parent company Audacy.
Fans had lavished praise on Kaney’s ‘incredible’ work at the end of the 2025 NFL season
Kaney, meanwhile, has confirmed that she will continue in her role as weekend sports anchor and reporter with FOX 29 Philadelphia, a position she began in 2023.
The news of her axing comes just days after a fellow Philadelphia sports host in Taryn Hatcher was also culled.
Hatcher worked for NBC Sports Philadelphia in a multi-sports role, covering both MLB’s Phillies as a sideline reporter, and the NBA’s 76ers.
NBCSP said at the time that the network was ‘shifting its storytelling approach to reach a broader audience’.
