Prominent Sports Media Figures Make Career Moves
Shams Charania leaves Stadium, Colt McCoy joins NBC, Ariel Helwani negotiates with Yahoo Sports
- Shams Charania departs Stadium after six years, with contracts at The Athletic and FanDuel TV also nearing expiration.
- Colt McCoy, recently retired NFL quarterback, will join NBC's Big Ten football coverage starting September 7.
- Ariel Helwani is in advanced negotiations to join Yahoo Sports, having left Vox Media and Spotify.
- Charania's exit comes as the NBA prepares new media rights deals with Amazon and NBC.
- McCoy will be part of NBC's 'Big Ten Saturday Night' and 'Big Ten College Countdown' studio show.