Longtime FOX reporter Pam Oliver drew concerns from onlooking fans on social media for her look and performance during Sunday's Atlanta Falcons-Pittsburgh Steelers game
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Aaron Rodgers speaks with Pam Oliver after Sunday's Steelers game(Image: x/FOX)
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NFL sideline reporter Pam Oliver has worked for FOX on the sidelines for over 30 years. During Sunday's Atlanta Falcons-Pittsburgh Steelers game at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh, viewers were suddenly concerned about the NFL television staple.
A video posted by FOX of Oliver interviewing Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, playing in his last-ever NFL opening day, about the Pittsburgh win drew comments from fans checking in on Oliver's health. This comes as Steelers legend Terry Bradshaw returned to the FOX broadcast booth amid retirement rumors.
The 65-year-old Oliver's hairline seemed further back than in years past, and Oliver seemed to speak speak with a slight slur. "Good Lord, what is up with Pam Oliver?" one asked in FOX's comment section on X.
"Not trying to be ignorant, but did Pam Oliver have a stroke?" another asked. "No hate. Only empathy. But… in addition to appearance, the hyper mouth movements are a worrisome tell. Hope she’s ok," a different viewer pondered.
"Pam Oliver gotta retire. She's not looking or sounding healthy," a different user wrote. "I can’t understand a word that Pam Oliver is saying," one noted.
There were specific comments about her hair: "Pam Oliver needs to get her wig situation sorted. She is a legend and can't be out there like that," a fan tweeted.
Oliver joined FOX as a sideline reporter in 1995, teaming up with the network's top broadcast booth duo of Pat Summerall and John Madden.
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Pam Oliver, pictured here in 2006, joined FOX in 1995(Image: Getty Images)
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She was elected to the Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 2025. Ahead of the 2026 campaign, she drew high praise from FOX Sports CEO and Executive Producer Eric Shanks.
"I can't tell you how many people we've hired in the last 32 years who say they want to be Pam Oliver," Shanks said. "When we started FOX Sports, we said, 'Same game, new attitude.' That's exactly what Pam brought—energy and a journalistic gear we didn't even know we needed, but she had."
The veteran Oliver also coaxed a nice interview out of the sometimes temperamental Rodgers, who played decently in the 20-13 win.
"I'm just so thankful for just the opportunity to be back out here and play the game I love with guys I really respect," Rodgers told Oliver on air.
Oliver will serve as the sideline reporter this season for FOX's No. 2 team alongside play-by-play commentator Joe Davis and color commentator Greg Olsen. 2026 is FOX's 33rd season with the NFL after acquiring the expensive rights as part of a mega-deal in the early 1990s.