NFL Total Access Female Hosts and Overall Cast For 2023

NFL Total Access female hosts are MJ Acosta-Ruiz, Colleen Wolfe, Cynthia Frelund, and Amber Theoharis. Acosta is the first Afro-Latina host.

The show is a television news program broadcasted on NFL Network and is titled the league’s “show of record”. The network claims it to be the only show dedicated to the National Football League running year-round. 

The program is aired live every Monday to Friday at 7:00 PM ET on the NFL Network. The show is set in such a way that it covers everything going on inside the League. 

It gives the audiences and fans inside access to all 32 teams through the players and coaches, behind the scene footage from their facilities, exclusive interviews, and the latest news.

The nightly show covers several events such as kickoff weekends, Super Bowls, The Pro Bowl, Draft Combine, owners’ and players’ Meetings, Hall of Fame Weekend, NFL Schedule release show, and more.

The featured segments are named Sound of the Game, NFL News and Notes, Highlights, Best in the Biz, NFL Team Cam, Around the League, Path to the Draft, Nike Rewind, 4 downs, etc.

NFL Network Female Anchors On Total Access

MJ Acosta-Ruiz

Acosta is currently an Emmy Award receiver for presenting the NFL Total Access who started her sportscasting career in the early 2010s. Before she chose journalism, she was the cheerleader for the Dolphins from 2012 to 2013 as a product of her passion for dance.

MJ’s reporting journey started when she joined WPLG in Miami and Fort Lauderdale as a local general reporter. The Barry University graduate appended with Telemundo 20 in 2016 to cover San Diego Chargers as a reporter. 

The first Afro-Latina NFL Network female host came to join the League Network team in 2018 as the Bay Area Based reporter for the 49ers and the Raiders.

Her popularity grew along with experiences that led Acosta-Ruiz to become the main host of NFL Total Access. The opportunity surprised her in 2020. 

She expressed her mixed form of happiness and excitement saying, “I never expected. It happened in the middle of the pandemic. I thought I was getting fired…instead, it was a good call from my boss at the time.”

One of the top NFL female anchors explains she is breaking the barrier. She is trying to take the doors off their hinges to ensure everyone’s opportunities while everybody is talking about opening them. 

Cynthia Frelund

Frelund is a sports analyst and writer who at present joins Acosta in NFL Total Access. She is also a sideline reporter for the Buffalo Bills. 

Cynthia had previously worked for ESPN as a predictive analyst and was a renowned ESPN female NFL analyst. She served in the role for nearly four hours and joined NFL Network in August 2016. 

Born on August 24, 1979, she went to attend Okemos High School and after graduation, the American sportscaster joined Boston College to get a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. 

After that she got herself enrolled at Northwestern University to receive an MBA degree in Finance, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation as well as an M.Sc degree in Predictive analysis.

With League Network, Frelund has made several appearances in many high-profile positions including those in NFL Game Day Morning and NFL Fantasy Live. 

Cynthia is also a column writer on NFL’s official website and is titled “Game Theory”. During her hiring days, she was reportedly addressed as the “rising star”. In 2021, she reported in the sideling for Bill’s preseason telecast.

Amber Theoharris

Theoharis is a co-host for NFL Network on NFL Total Access and joined the Network in 2012. Before that, she was working with MASN as a reporter. 

Amber was born on 13 September 1978 and went to Middletown High School and graduated from the University of Maryland. Her sports media career began at WBOC News. 

The reporter also worked as a sports talk show named “The A-List” host at WJZ-FM and a sports reporter for WRC-TV based in Washington. 

The year 2007 brought her a reporting job at MASN. Along with her primary role she fulfilled other duties as well. She covered Baltimore Ravens hosting Ravens Xtra, playmakers, Orioles telecasts reporting, etc.

In 2011, Amber shifted her focus to interviews and features for “Mid-Atlantic Sports Report”. She wrote blogs regularly and filled in on the “O’s Extra” both pre and post-game shows. 

2012 was her debut year on the NFL Network replacing Kara Henderson. Amber Theoharris became the VP of Programming at Clickstream Corporation.  

How Tall Is Colleen Wolfe?

Colleen Wolfe is 5 feet 9 inches tall and 1.75 long in meters. The NFL Network blonde sportscaster weighs 132 lbs and is also known as Connie Fox.

Age 38 years
Height 5’9″ (175 cm)
Birthplace Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
High School Hatboro-Horsham Senior High School
Weight 132 lbs (60 kg)
Date of Birth 2 January, 1985
University Drexel University

Wolfe went to Drexel University and earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Communications. Colleen started her sports journalist career working for WTFX-TV (Fox Network outlet in Philadelphia), Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia (an NBC Sports subsidiary), and Sports Radio 94 WIP-FM.

The excellent sportscaster has a wide range of experiences including associate producer, production assistant, line producer, booking producer, reporter, writer, host, show producer, analyst, and whatnot.

Among the successful NFL Network women, her field of work ranges from production companies to national sports networks on both digital and broadcasting platforms.

Colleen was ranked 33 in the 40 under 40 Sports Media Talent list in 2019. The reporter is also frequently invited as a guest in the ‘Around the NFL Podcast’ by NFL.com. Colleen is an animal lover who rescues troubled animals and brings them home to her husband John Gonzalez. They got married in 2010.

NFL Total Access Live Cast Breakdown

NFL Total Access Live cast are David Carr, Michael Robinson and Willie McGinest. NFL Network studio hosts comprise Andrew Siciliano.

Cast Designation
David Carr Analyst
Michael Robinson Analyst for various programs including ‘Good Morning Football’
Kurt Warner NFL Analyst
Adam Rank Columnist and Analyst

David Carr

Carr is an NFL Total Access cast and an American football player himself who played as a quarterback for 11 different seasons associating with different teams.

David played for Carolina Panthers, New York Giants, and San Fransisco 49ers. He was a backup for the Giants when he received a Super Bowl Ring for becoming the Super Bowl Winner against the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.

The former QB was born on 21 July 1979 and attended Stockdale High School in California. Playing his college football for Fresno State he was later selected as the number one draft pick in the 2002 NFL Draft by Houston Texans. 

Michael Robinson

Robinson is also one of NFL total access live cast born on 6 February 1986. Michael is a former fullback of American Football.

The fullback went to attend Varina High School. There he was Associate Press first-team All-State selection two times. After completing his excellent high school career, the player joined Penn State University and played for Nittany Lions. 

Robinson played in two roles; quarterback and wide receiver and became the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Year in 2005. 

His professional career started when the San Fransisco 49ers drafted the athlete in the fourth round of the NFL Draft in 2006 and converted him into a running back. 

The RB was released from the team in 2010 and signed with the Seattle Seahawks on 6 September 2010. He left the team in 2014. He later joined NFL Network as an analyst and has made several appearances on various programs including Good Morning Football. 

Kurt Warner

Warner is a former American football quarterback who appeared in the National League for 12 seasons. He was also the NFL MVP and Super Bowl MVP during his time.

Playing football at Regis High School and college football at Northern Iowa, he was picked by the Green Bay Packers but was released before the regular season. 

Later in 1998, Rams signed the player in the backup position. He led the team to their first Super Bowl title in Super Bowl XXXIV.

After that, he played for New York Giants and Arizona Cardinals and finally got his retirement in 2010.

Warner appended with NFL Network in 2010 as an analyst. He makes his regular appearances in Thursday Night Football, Thursday Night Kickoff Presented by Sears. 

Kurt also served as a color analyst for Fox Sports on their NFL coverage in 2010. In 2014 Westwood One Radio signed him to analyze Monday Night Football. 

Adam Rank

Rank often appears with NFL Network studio hosts and is a fantasy analyst who joined the Network in 2007 following his internship.

He tried his best to get ahead in sports but spent most of his time on the bench. The bench provided him the perfect spot for him to comment on the plays instead of playing one. That might have ignited his current passion for analyzing football. 

Adam did his internship at NFL Publishing for three summers and graduated from school. Though his internship was over he kept showing up for work. Well, something might have kept him there.

The analyst then wrote a column for NFL.com  and appeared on Good Morning Football: Weekend as well as NFL Fantasy Live.

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