Erin Andrews said players including Dak Prescott have called out her outfits, including a green suit she wore to a Cowboys Christmas Eve game
Erin Andrews said Dak Prescott couldn't believe her outfit
Erin Andrews said Dak Prescott couldn't believe her outfit(Image: Getty)
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Erin Andrews has spent two decades picking what to wear for NFL sidelines, and she says some players have taken it personally.
On a recent episode of her ‘Calm Down with Erin and Charissa’ podcast, Andrews explained her approach. She avoids NFL team colors and plans around the weather, but she said players have still called her out over what she was wearing.
“I’ve had players call me out, like literally call me out,” Andrews said. “They’ll be like, ‘Oh, really? Wow. What are you doing?’ I was working a Dallas Cowboys Christmas Eve game years ago, and I had a fabulous, like, Christmas green suit, and the Cowboys won.”
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She continued: “And Dak was like, ‘What are we doing?’ And I was like, ‘I swear to God, this is all about Christmas.’ He goes, ‘You couldn’t wear red?’ And I was like, ‘I wore red for Thanksgiving.’ Come on.”
She did not name the game, but the Cowboys played a Christmas Eve game in 2022 with Andrews on the sideline, a 40-34 overtime win over the Philadelphia Eagles.
That would explain why Dak Prescott was bothered, since green is the Eagles’ color and Prescott’s team had just beaten them.
Erin Andrews joined FOX Sports in 2012
Erin Andrews joined FOX Sports in 2012(Image: Getty)
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ESPN’s Holly Rowe drew criticism this season for wearing a magenta top that looked purple during the LSU-Clemson game.
Many sideline reporters stick with neutrals, and Andrews is often seen in black, gray and similar shades.
Her wardrobe has also drawn attention for the opposite reason. In January, she wore a black-and-white fur coat to the 49ers-Eagles wild-card game in Philadelphia, and fans compared it to Cruella de Vil.
FOX NFL sideline reporter Erin Andrews caught attention with her fur coat.
FOX NFL sideline reporter Erin Andrews caught attention with her fur coat.(Image: FOX Sports)
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“In the wind, I know it looked like a Beyoncé video,” Andrews said. “It felt fun, it felt fabulous, it felt like a big event, it felt like a big wild-card playoff game on Fox. It was the perfect time to wear this piece, and I’m so excited we did it.”
She told Glamour that her stylist, Daniela Romero, suggested the look and that she knew it was outside her comfort zone. She even forgot she was wearing it during her first pregame hit, introducing 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey.
She followed it with a black leather-and-fur jacket before the NFC Championship Game between the Seahawks and the Rams.
She also pushed back on the idea that women on television have to play it safe. “Guys can walk into these stadiums wearing whatever the hell they want,” Andrews said. “Even guys on television can wear whatever they want. But God forbid. It’s such a fun moment, though, if you think about it.”