Former NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero has a new job not long after losing his old one.
Pelissero is joining Netflix as a sideline reporter and insider for their NFL coverage this season, the streaming service announced Monday. He will also co-host The Ringer’s NFL show and make regular appearances on “The Bill Simmons Podcast.”
Tom Pelissero is joining Netflix Gameday as a sideline reporter and NFL insider for the full slate of games this season, starting with 49ers vs. Rams in Week 1 from Melbourne.@TomPelissero will also co-host The Ringer NFL Show and contribute across The Ringer’s NFL podcasts,… pic.twitter.com/H0lkioTqAr
— Netflix (@netflix) August 17, 2026
Netflix has the rights to five games this season, with two of them falling on Christmas. That means Pelissero will mostly appear on The Ringer, though Netflix probably will not mind the publicity if he continues to break NFL news.
Pelissero was let go in ESPN’s most recent round of layoffs. The network inherited him when it purchased NFL Network, but with Adam Schefter already on board and Ian Rapoport and Mike Garafolo joining him, Pelissero was deemed surplus to requirements.
Pelissero had been at NFL Network since 2017. Many people expected him to land a different job than the one he got, but he has indisputably landed on his feet.
