{"id":37643,"date":"2025-09-11T14:12:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:12:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37643"},"modified":"2025-09-11T14:12:30","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T14:12:30","slug":"nfl-sideline-reporter-amanda-balionis-shares-difficult-personal-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=37643","title":{"rendered":"NFL Sideline Reporter Amanda Balionis Shares Difficult Personal News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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You don\u2019t expect to hear about a sideline reporter fighting through an injury the way athletes do, but\u00a0Amanda Balionis<\/a>\u00a0just revealed that she\u2019s doing exactly that. The longtime CBS Sports voice and familiar face on the\u00a0NFL<\/a>\u00a0beat is having a tough time as the 2025 season begins.<\/p>\n

Balionis, 39, started her football gig last week, but instead of focusing only on travel and game prep, she\u2019s also juggling doctors, therapy sessions and acupuncture. Her Instagram following of more than 350,000 fans already saw her share the update this week.<\/p>\n

Just last month,\u00a0Amanda Balionis looked happy, sharing a stunning bikini photo<\/a>\u00a0before the football season began.<\/p>\n

Balionis\u2019 Painful Road To Start The Season<\/h3>\n
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CBS Sports reporter Amanda Balionis (Kyle Terada-Imagn Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Balionis said she\u2019s dealing with a pinched nerve, something the\u00a0Mayo Clinic<\/a>\u00a0describes as pressure on a nerve caused by surrounding muscles, cartilage or tendons. The pain runs from her C4 and C5 vertebrae into her shoulder blade. She admitted she tried heat therapy, but that only made things worse.<\/p>\n

\u201cPinched nerve update: Already feeling relief from (chiropractor) appointment this morning,\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>she wrote on\u00a0Instagram<\/a>.\u00a0\u201cI\u2019m stopping the heat therapy. Sticking to ice and Advil. Acupuncture appointment tonight for a final Hail Mary before a crazy few weeks of travel.\u201d<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Amanda Balionis\u2019 Instagram story (Photo Via Instagram\/@balionis)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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That travel schedule is no joke. Veteran\u00a0reporter<\/a>\u00a0Laura Okmin once broke down the week: Friday flights, Friday practice access, Saturday hotel meetings with coaches, production huddles, Sunday stadium arrivals hours before kickoff, sideline duties during the game and postgame pressers. Then another late-night flight home. Imagine doing that while carrying sharp nerve pain in your neck and shoulder.<\/p>\n

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Balionis, who graduated from Hofstra in 2008, has been part of CBS\u2019s NFL coverage for years and has become a trusted voice for golf as well. She has anchored coverage of\u00a0The Masters<\/a>\u00a0since 2018. Her connection to the golf world even drew attention earlier this year when\u00a0Rory McIlroy and Amanda Balionis posed for a photo<\/a>\u00a0that made the rounds after Augusta.<\/p>\n

Now the focus is back on her health. She\u2019s grateful for the advice and encouragement coming her way, but she knows the work schedule will be heavy. Week 2 of the NFL season kicks off Thursday night when the Packers host the Commanders on Amazon Prime. If Balionis can get her pain under control, she\u2019ll be right there on the sideline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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