Since the end of the 2023 season, NFL Network’s “Good Morning Football” has been off air since the show was relocating from New York and undergoing some changes.
GMFB moved to a studio in Los Angeles and new episodes started airing on July 29, just in time for training camp and preseason coverage. They also announced a new extended version of the show called “GMFB: Overtime” that airs at 10 a.m. ET on The Roku Channel.
In addition to moving out west, GMFB has added some new personalities to its cast. Here’s a look at the revamped “Good Morning Football” crew.
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The show brought back some familiar faces, but also added some new members lineup. Here’s who comprises the new-look GMFB cast.
Jamie Erdahl
Jamie Erdahl is back as GMFB’s host. In June 2021, she replaced previous host Kay Adams, who went on to host her own show “Up and Adams.”
Erdahl, 35, previously covered SEC football as a sideline reporter for CBS Sports. She’s also done courtside reporting during NBA games and March Madness.
Erdahl talked with Deadline about the new iteration of the show and what a move to the West Coast meant for her and her family.
“I keep telling everybody that I’ve met, ‘I can’t believe the past four months,’” Erdahl said. “I look forward so much to the new season, football season in our family and our house zips us all up. We just kind of come in line and everything regulates.
“For as crazy as it’s been, I’m just so happy that we’re still GMFB, that we’re still on the air, that we added a bonus hour, and that once we kind of settle into our new digs, I still think we’re going to be the same ol’ Good Morning Football.”
Kyle Brandt
One of the original cast members of the GMFB crew, Kyle Brandt is back for the new iteration of the show. He’s been around since the show aired its first episode back on Aug. 1, 2016.
Ahead of the 2024 NFL season, Brandt informed the audience of the show’s hiatus before eventually revealing that he would continue to be part of the cast.
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Brandt returns to Los Angeles, where he spent a significant chunk of his life before joining the NFL Network. The once-aspiring actor pursued a career in show business in the early 2000s. He eventually landed a soap opera role on “Days of Our Lives.” He also worked as a producer, writer, and fill-in radio host for longtime radio personality Jim Rome.
Everything has come full circle for Brandt, who revealed that during his early days with GMFB, he and his wife discussed how one day he could be forced to return to Los Angeles if the show didn’t work out.
“I also remember at that time I had 18 months guaranteed on my contract, and my wife said, ‘Well, if the show is terrible, at least we have 18 months to figure out how to move back to LA,’” he said. “And 18 months in New York City became eight years, it became over 1,800 episodes, and it became home at the breakfast table.”
Well, now Brandt is back in LA regardless, with a job that he loves.
Peter Schrager
Like Brandt, Schrager was also on the original GMFB panel. They are the only two original cast members who are still on the show. Schrager’s career in the NFL has spanned several outlets, starting with ESPN and eventually Fox Sports and NFL Network.
In addition to his game-day coverage, he’s a regular contributor to The Herd with Colin Cowherd and The Dan Patrick Show. Schrager is also the author of two books: “Strength of a Champion” with O.J. Brigance, and “Out of the Blue” with Victor Cruz (which was a New York Times Best Seller).
After 8 years and countless memories, @PSchrags bids farewell on his last “NYC Era” episode of GMFB. pic.twitter.com/RMOedpNjgA
— Good Morning Football (@gmfb) March 22, 2024
Sherree Burruss
Sherree Burruss continues her ascension across the sports media landscape. The University of Wisconsin-Madison graduate began her career at KMIZ-TV in Columbia, Missouri, where she focused on the Missouri Tigers.
After holding a few other local positions across Atlanta and Washington, Burruss went national in 2020 when she landed a role as an anchor and reporter at CBS Sports HQ.
“I had three wonderful years in DC,” Burruss told the Washington Post. “You can’t really complain when you have two championship parades and the Mystics winning, but growing up, in my heart of hearts, I’d always wanted to work at a national network.”
In February 2023, Burruss made the move to NFL Media by joining NFL Network as an on-air reporter. Now, she’ll be in one of the most prominent roles in the league, as a co-host of GMFB.
“I made incredible friends & have great memories! I’m very excited for this new chapter to continue bringing news from around the NFL!” she posted recently.
Akbar Gbajabiamila
Akbar Gbajabiamila has been around the NFL landscape for decades, joining the league in 2003 as a free agent with the Oakland Raiders.
After two seasons, he was released following a series of injuries. Gbajabiamila came back to the NFL in 2006 with the San Diego Chargers before spending a year with the Miami Dolphins. He returned to the Raiders in 2008 but didn’t play a snap before being released.
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More importantly, the young star was selected as one of the league’s first athletes for its Broadcast Bootcamp. Gbajabiamila was one of 20 players given a crash course in broadcast journalism, and it helped him find his post-NFL career.
His big break came as a competitor in the ABC reality show Expedition Impossible, which he then used to land a role at NFL Network. Gbajabiamila then elevated his career by becoming a co-host of NBC’s American Ninja Warrior and CBS’ The Talk.
Manti Te’o
Manti Te’o is the newest member of the GMFB crew.
The former NFL linebacker had stints with the San Diego Chargers, New Orleans Saints, and Chicago Bears over the course of his eight-year NFL career. He appeared in 62 games, totaling 307 tackles, 22 tackles for a loss, and two interceptions.
Manti Te'o explains why he's joining NFL Network ❤️ pic.twitter.com/LPfY3wiGzC
— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) August 15, 2024
In college, Te’o was one of the best players in the nation. As a senior, he led Notre Dame to the BCS National Championship Game, and he won the Maxwell Award, Walter Camp Award, Lott Trophy, Chuck Bednarik Award, Bronko Nagurski Trophy, Butkus Award, and Lombardi Award.
He’s perhaps best known for the catfishing incident that became a national story, which was the subject of a Netflix documentary titled “Untold: The Girlfriend Who Didn’t Exist.” Recently, Te’o transitioned to a post-playing career in media.