Jenn Sterger | |
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 Sterger in 2013 | |
| Born | Jennifer Lynette Sterger November 29, 1983
Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Florida State University |
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| Title | Backstage interviewer |
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Jennifer Lynette Sterger (born November 29, 1983) is an American model, television personality, and former online columnist for Sports Illustrated. She has worked as the "Gameday Host" for the New York Jets [1] and was a co-host of the Versus sports news show The Daily Line. [2] She has worked for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a backstage interviewer.
Career
Discovery
Sterger was born in Miami [3] and attended Gaither High School near Tampa before attending Florida State University (FSU). [4] Sterger and Catherine Perry (who later gained fame in WWE under the ringname Lana) were among a group of friends called the FSU Cowgirls, known for wearing skimpy clothing and cowboy hats to football games. She first came to attention when she was shown during a 2005 Florida State– Miami football game televised on ABC Sports. On seeing the shot, announcer Brent Musburger commented on-air that "1,500 red-blooded Americans just decided to apply to Florida State." [3] [5]
Modeling
Sterger has posed in Maxim [6] and Playboy magazines and was a spokesperson for Dr Pepper [5] and Sprint. [7] Sterger was featured on the E!: Entertainment Television show Byte Me: 20 Hottest Women of the Web that originally aired in March 2008, where she was #19 on their list. [8]
In 2009, Sterger had her breast implants removed, stating that they had served their purpose for her career, and that she was tired of being stereotyped. [3] [4]
Sports journalism
After contributing two articles to Sports Illustrated, [9] [10] Sterger wrote a Wednesday feature on SI.com's "Scorecard Daily." In August 2008, the New York Jets hired her to be the "Gameday Host" for the team. [1]
Sterger was a regular segment host on the ABC show Race to March Madness. The nationally televised weekly show highlighted the best teams in NCAA men's basketball and how the season was shaping up prior to the tournament. She hosted a weekly segment where she visited a top school's campus and interviewed players, coaches and fans of the respective teams.[ citation needed]
After seven months on the air, Versus cancelled The Daily Line, a show she co-hosted, as of November 4, 2010. [2] In 2011, Sterger worked as a reporter on specials for Fuel TV. [11] In 2012 she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. [12]
As of 2019, she has begun working at All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as an on-air personality conducting event updates and pre & post fight interviews with wrestlers.
Allegations against Brett Favre
In October 2010, reports surfaced on the website Deadspin that during the 2008 NFL season, quarterback Brett Favre was alleged to have sent Sterger suggestive text messages and voicemails asking her to come to his hotel room, and explicit photos of himself. At this time, he was the quarterback for the New York Jets while she was a sideline reporter for the team. [13] [14] The league said its sole focus was on whether Favre violated workplace conduct policy, not to "make judgments about the appropriateness of personal relationships." [15] Favre admitted to sending voicemails, but not images to Sterger. [16] He was later fined $50,000 for "failure to cooperate" with the investigation. The NFL stated that it "could not conclude" that Favre had violated the personal conduct policy, and that there was not sufficient evidence to establish if Favre had sent the photos. [17]
Personal life
On December 23, 2016, Sterger became engaged to baseball player Cody Decker. [18] [19] [20] In March 2018, Sterger married Decker. [21]
References
- ^ a b Needell, Paul (August 11, 2008). "Needell: Jets make another move". NJ.com. Archived from the original on August 13, 2008. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ a b McCarthy, Michael (October 29, 2010). "Versus cancels Jenn Sterger's sports TV show". USA Today. Retrieved October 29, 2010.
- ^ a b c Hoppes, Lynn (November 17, 2009). "Catching up with: Jenn Sterger". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ^ a b Gillin, Joshua (November 19, 2010). "Gaither High grad Jenn Sterger ditches her famous implants". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on July 5, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2010.
- ^ a b Hiestand, Michael (March 4, 2010). "Keith Jackson returns; Jenn Sterger joins new Versus show". USA Today. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ "Jenn Sterger". Maxim. May 24, 2010. Archived from the original on November 13, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ Cridlin, Jay (October 23, 2007). "Jenn Sterger's Bull run". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on October 6, 2008. Retrieved April 12, 2011.
- ^ Byte Me: 20 Hottest Women of the Web at IMDb
- ^ Sterger, Jenn (February 10, 2006). "Confessions of a Cowgirl". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on March 2, 2006. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ Sterger, Jenn (March 3, 2006). "Storming the Court". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on May 4, 2006. Retrieved May 22, 2010.
- ^ Shontell, Alyson (June 10, 2011). "Jenn Sterger: Sexts, Startups, And Single Life". Business Insider. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ McKinley, Jesse (January 18, 2013). "Deceived by Her Looks". The New York Times.
- ^ Daulerio, A.J. (October 7, 2010). "Brett Favre's Cellphone seduction of Jenn Sterger (Update)". Deadspin. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
- ^ "Jenn Sterger seeks 'proper resolution'". ESPN.com. October 12, 2010. Retrieved October 13, 2010.
- ^ "NFL fines Brett Favre $50,000 for not cooperating with inquiry". CNN. December 29, 2010. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Jenn Sterger Demanding Photos Be Removed From Website". Radar Online. March 19, 2011.
- ^ "Favre fined $50k for 'failure to cooperate' with investigation". NFL.com. December 29, 2010. Retrieved December 29, 2010.
- ^ Rieper, Max (December 4, 2015). "New Royals minor leaguer Cody Decker is the most interesting man in the world". Royals Review. Retrieved June 6, 2017.
- ^ Lombardi, Matt (December 24, 2016). "Jenn Sterger Engaged To Minor League Baseball Player Cody Decker". College Spun. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ Han, Chris (March 9, 2017). "Decker, Sterger on wild ride with Team Israel". MLB News. Retrieved April 7, 2019.
- ^ Mandell, Nina (April 17, 2018). "'I'm not the Brett Favre girl': Jenn Sterger speaks out in hopes of helping others". For The Win. USA Today. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
