Jenn Sterger
Jenn Sterger | |
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| Born | November 29, 1983 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Bachelor's degree |
| Alma mater | Florida State University |
| Occupation(s) | Model, reporter, comedian |
Jennifer Lynette Sterger (born November 29, 1983) is a model, television personality, and former online columnist for Sports Illustrated. She has worked as the "Gameday Host" for the New York Jets[2] and was a co-host of the Versus sports news show The Daily Line.[3] She currently works for All Elite Wrestling (AEW) as a backstage interviewer.
Career
Discovery
Sterger was born in Miami[4] and attended Gaither High School near Tampa before attending Florida State University (FSU).[5] Sterger was one of a group of friends called the FSU Cowgirls, known for wearing skimpy clothing and cowboy hats to football games, and 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."[4][6]
Modeling and acting
Sterger has posed in Maxim[7] and Playboy magazines and was a spokesperson for Dr Pepper[6] and Sprint.[8] 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.[9]
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.[4][5]
Sports journalism
After contributing two articles to Sports Illustrated,[10][11] 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.[2]
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.[3] In 2011, Sterger worked as a reporter on specials for Fuel TV.[12] In 2012 she moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career.[13]
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, 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.[14][15] The league said its sole focus was on whether Favre violated workplace conduct policy, not to "make judgments about the appropriateness of personal relationships."[16] Favre admitted to sending voicemails, but not images to Sterger.[17] 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.[18]
Personal life
On December 23, 2016, Sterger became engaged to baseball player Cody Decker.[19][20][21] On January 19, 2018, Sterger married Decker.
References
- ^ Karni, Annie (2011-04-10). "How the Brett Favre scandal derailed Jenn Sterger's dream | New York Post". Nypost.com. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ^ a b Needell, Paul (2008-08-11). "Jets make another move". New Jersey On-Line. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ a b McCarthy, Michael (2010-10-29). "Versus cancels Jenn Sterger's sports TV show". USA Today. Retrieved 2010-10-29.
- ^ a b c Hoppes, Lynn (2009-11-17). "Catching up with: Jenn Sterger". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2010-10-12.
- ^ a b Gillin, Joshua (2010-11-19). "Gaither High grad Jenn Sterger ditches her famous implants". St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original on 2012-07-05. Retrieved 2010-12-23.
- ^ a b Hiestand, Michael (2010-03-04). "Keith Jackson returns; Jenn Sterger joins new Versus show". USA Today. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ "Jenn Sterger", Maxim, May 24, 2010.
- ^ Cridlin, Jay (2007-10-23). "Jenn Sterger's Bull run". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 2011-04-12.
- ^ Byte Me: 20 Hottest Women of the Web at IMDb
- ^ Sterger, Jenn (2006-02-10). "Confessions of a Cowgirl". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ Sterger, Jenn (2006-03-03). "Storming the Court". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2010-05-22.
- ^ Alyson Shontell, "Exclusive interview with Jenn Sterger: Sexts, Startups, Stardom, And Single-Life", Business Insider at San Francisco Chronicle, June 10, 2011.
- ^ Jesse McKinley, "Deceived by Her Looks", The New York Times, January 18, 2013.
- ^ "Brett Favre's Cellphone seduction of Jenn Sterger". Deadspin.com. 2010-10-04. Retrieved 2010-10-09.
- ^ "Jenn Sterger seeks 'proper resolution'". ESPN.com. 2010-10-12. Retrieved 2010-10-13.
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- ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Jenn Sterger Demanding Photos Be Removed From Website" March 19, 2011, Radar Online
- ^ "Favre fined $50k for 'failure to cooperate' with investigation". Nfl.com. 2010-12-29. Retrieved 2010-12-29.
- ^ Rieper, Max (2015-12-04). "New Royals minor leaguer Cody Decker is the most interesting man in the world". Royals Review. Retrieved 2017-06-06.
- ^ Lombardi, Matt (2016-12-24). "Jenn Sterger Engaged To Minor League Baseball Player Cody Decker". College Spun. Retrieved 2019-04-07.
- ^ Han, Chris (2017-03-09). "Decker, Sterger on wild ride with Team Israel". MLB News. Retrieved 2019-04-07.