Constantly there's a credibility issue; you're judged on how you look. If you look good, people assume you aren't credible. It's a battle you'll always fight if you're on TV and a female.

No, one of the great things about my three-year deal is that it's year-round. They've offered me an opportunity to cover a lot of things in the offseason, too.

I love color and I love to dress like a woman.

So my dad raised me, and he's a huge football fan.

I'm comfortable with my femininity, and I don't try to change what I look like just because I'm reporting on football at the end of the night.

And that Michael Irvin would care more about his wardrobe than I would?

When I found out I got this job, I cried, of course - I'm a girly-girl - and then I called my dad, and he cried, too. On so many levels, this is a thrill for me.