Overview
- Laura Rutledge, speaking Wednesday on Shannon Spake's podcast, said she feels anxiety every day about her Monday Night Football sideline job.
- She described psyching herself out on Mondays during her first full season in 2025, then settling in once the game started.
- She remains under a multi-year ESPN deal signed in 2025 and will work the 2026 Monday Night Football package alongside Lisa Salters.
- She is stepping away from hosting SEC Nation after nearly a decade but will continue as a college football sideline reporter.
- Her workload includes SportsCenter and Monday Night Countdown hits and will extend to ESPN's Super Bowl coverage in February 2027.