Erin Andrews Leaving ESPN: FOX Could Be Landing Spot For Sideline Reporter (PHOTOS)

Erin Andrews arrives at the 45th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

Erin Andrews is leaving ESPN, according to identical tweets by PR staffers (Josh Krulewitz, Mike Humes and Mike Soltys) at the sports media giant. The tweets about the departure of the most famous sideline reporter in sports media (sorry Craig Sager) came shortly after Richard Deitsch of Sports Illustrated reported that FOX was making a concerted effort to woo Andrews, whose contract expires this month.

@jksports
Josh Krulewitz

Erin Andrews leaving ESPN. She did great work for us & we made an aggressive offer to keep her. We wish her the best on her next chapter

June 29, 2012 10:30 pm via web Reply Retweet Favorite

@espnmikes
Mike Soltys

Erin Andrews leaving ESPN. She did great work for us & we made an aggressive offer to keep her. We wish her the best on her next chapter.

June 29, 2012 10:30 pm via web Reply Retweet Favorite

@MikeHumesESPN
Mike Humes

Erin Andrews leaving ESPN. She did great work for us & we made aggressive offer to keep her. Wish her best on her next chapter

June 29, 2012 10:39 pm via Twitter for iPhone Reply Retweet Favorite

Just a few weeks before this announcement, Deadspin reported that a source told them there was little interest in Andrews outside of Bristol. Even further, a rival TV executive suggested to Deadspin that ESPN's interest in her was waning, citing her lack of appearances on "Good Morning America."

Andrews becomes the second high-profile departure from ESPN in recent weeks. In May, Michelle Beadle left ESPN for NBC. The third free agent in Bristol this summer was Scott Van Pelt. He agreed to a new deal to remain with the network. On the day that Andrews departure was announced via Twitter, Van Pelt hosted "PTI," perhaps suggesting that his presence his expanding.

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  Sportscaster Erin Andrews poses for a photo before the start of the NHL Awards, Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in Las Vegas.

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  Sportscaster Erin Andrews poses for a photo before the start of the NHL Awards, Wednesday, June 20, 2012, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson)

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  Television personality Erin Andrews attends the premiere of "What To Expect When You're Expecting" at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater, Tuesday, May 8, 2012 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)

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  Erin Andrews arrives at the Barnstable Brown Derby party Friday, May 4, 2012, in Louisville, Ky.

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  Sportscaster Erin Andrews arrives at the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner on Saturday, April 28, 2012 in Washington.

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  Erin Andrews arrives at the 45th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011.

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  Erin Andrews arrives at the 45th Annual CMA Awards in Nashville on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011.

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  LSU head coach Les Miles, right, talks with ESPN reporter Erin Andrews during the first half of the Cowboys Classic NCAA college football game agianst Oregon, Saturday, Sept. 3, 2011, in Arlington, Texas.

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  ESPN's Erin Andrews reports from the sidelines during a NCAA college football game between Auburn and Tennessee Saturday, Oct. 3, 2009 in Knoxville, Tenn. Auburn won 26-22.

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  Erin Andrews arrives at the ESPY Awards on Wednesday July 15, 2009, in Los Angeles.

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  Ohio State football coach Jim Tressel, right, shows ESPN reporter Erin Andrews his No. 20 jersey before the Ohio State, Michigan State basketball game Saturday, January, 27, 2007, in Columbus, Ohio.

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  ESPN sportscaster Erin Andrews interviews North Carolina State's Tracy Smith (23) after an NCAA college basketball game against Florida State in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Friday, March 12, 2010.

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  ESPN broadcaster Erin Andrews, left, is seen with her "Dancing with the Stars" partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy , who playfully makes "rabbit ears" behind her head during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game between Georgia Tech and North Carolina State in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Saturday, March 13, 2010.

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  ESPN Broadcasters' Erin Andrews and Dick Vitale embrace before an NCAA college basketball game with Duke and Miami in the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament in Greensboro, N.C., Saturday, March 13, 2010.

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  ESPN's Erin Andrews center poses with some Clemson fans before the start of their NCAA college basketball game against Duke Saturday, Jan. 23,2010, at Littlejohn Coliseum in Clemson, S.C.

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  ESPN's Erin Andrews works on the sidelines of the Holiday Bowl NCAA college football game between Nebraska and Arizona Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2009 in San Diego. (AP Photo/Denis Poroy)

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  Sports reporter Erin Andrews arrives for the 137th Kentucky Derby horse race at Churchill Downs Saturday, May 7, 2011, in Louisville, Ky.

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Comments

[Paul OhioSprtzfan Sink]

01:13 AM on 07/04/2012

Michelle Beadle better reporter,better looking,not as stuck on herself.NBC getting the better deal,Erin will do ok on FOX.espn cant be happy losing two hotties,nothing wrong with some t&a to go along with the games!

[dbentdog]

08:10 AM on 07/03/2012

Wow, in order to post, your comment needs approval. Good to see a nice liberal website believes in freedom of speech ... as long as it's what they want you to say.

[dbentdog]

08:09 AM on 07/03/2012

"perhaps suggesting that his presence his expanding."

I know somebody who doesn't proofread, and most likely went to a public school. No wonder you work at the Huffington Post. They don't pay you, right?

I think Matthewpa is also a product of a fine public institution, "Erin Andrews is joining for Fox?"

[l3ama205]

11:16 AM on 07/02/2012

I guess she was still upset about the nasty pictures :l

[Matthewpa]

11:18 PM on 07/01/2012

Erin Andrews is joining for Fox? Well, with her hair and profile, she's already over qualified to be a Fox News, news reader.

[l3ama205]

05:01 PM on 07/02/2012

She is doing for the cash and who can't blame her?

[kingjohn1956]

03:06 PM on 07/01/2012

Simply eye candy ! Does little good for a blind man.

[puckhead1296]

02:59 PM on 07/01/2012

Erin is nice too look at but, I would rather watch her doing a pole dance than commenting on Football games and formations.

[kingjohn1956]

02:59 PM on 07/01/2012

Never heard of her until she was peeped.It gave her career a major push.

[Qntino]

01:51 PM on 07/01/2012

Wow, another overrated blonde reporter joining the legions on Fox. The whole T/A thing really has gotten stale before, during and after football games. If Fox doesn't manage to get a good duo of broadcasters unlike most of their talent (see Tim McCarver, Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Kenny Albert), no one will want to watch their game telecasts.

[the pariah]

11:31 AM on 07/01/2012

Wake me when one person on the planet, who isn't in prison, watches a Football game for the sideline reporters

[tomgee111]

09:13 AM on 07/01/2012

Ya, she will fit well with FOX-----only prerequisite for a FOX girl is blond hair and emptiness between the ears.

[Seafarer61]

12:51 AM on 07/01/2012

Amazing the vitrol liberals have for female sports reporters, especially those who work for Fox Sports.

Unbelievable and pathetic.

[cameron d]

09:59 AM on 07/01/2012

Yeah, we hate the company that employed Keith Olbermann for YEARS because of politics. No, we don't like it because Tim McCarver, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman are employed by Fox Sports. They're awful.

If they get quality people back we won't be so angry at them.

[DJOH]

08:01 PM on 06/30/2012

she is very over rated. there are much better sideline reporters that ask better questions. alex flanagan being one off the top of my head

[sdave]

07:56 PM on 06/30/2012

I know this is sexist, but usually female reporters in sports bring drama with them, and she is no exception. Few of us would have heard of Erin Andrews had it not been for the peeping tom incident, which she played to the hilt; she is a mediocre reporter at best.. She was there for eye candy, nothing more. Let her take her drama to FOX Sports......adios.

[kingjohn1956]

03:01 PM on 07/01/2012

It's not being sexist,to just tell it the way it truly is.Which you seem to have done .

[Rant Jemima]

07:11 PM on 06/30/2012

She's getting to be a little too old to still be playing the T&A card.

If you want to see her in 5 years, just Google Pam Anderson.