Veteran NFL sideline reporter Pam Oliver is on the call of Sunday afternoon’s Houston Texans vs. Dallas Cowboys broadcast.
Oliver, 65, is the oldest sideline reporter in the business. She’s been on the job for several decades.
In recent years, Oliver has started to face some scrutiny – and some worry – from fans online. However, the veteran NFL sideline reporter appears to be OK.
“Is Pam Oliver ok? She sounded very … delayed coming back from halftime,” one fan wrote on Sunday.
“Serious question, Pam Oliver okay? Shes been struggling these past two games,” one fan added.
“I know Pam Oliver struggled with chronic migraines since she got hit in the head with a football many years ago, but her speech this afternoon is scary,” one fan added.
Oliver previously addressed her health issues
Oliver opened up about her health status in 2021 during an interview with Richard Deitsch of The Athletic.
“Well, I’ve had several [migraines] over the course of the football season,” Oliver told Richard Deitsch. “For example, I’ve gone from averaging 5-6 a month down to averaging 3 a month. I consider that being lucky. They’re very debilitating for me. They’ve been a problem for a very, very long time. It’s caused me to miss a few games over the span of my career because I just couldn’t take the noise and the light and the sickness that comes with that. The nausea and the vomiting.
“There was one game, about three-four years ago. I live in Atlanta. I was minutes from Mercedez-Benz [Stadium]. My driver, I said, you gotta pull over. We were less than five minutes from the stadium. I’m hurling. My head is pounding. And I made the decision right then and there, I’m no good to anyone. There’s no way that I felt like I was gonna get through that game, be productive, help the crew, contribute in any way. So, turned around and I went home. I felt so guilty about that for the longest time, but they really do knock me out of action.
“I feel like they’ve gotten better, just from the standpoint of having fewer. But they definitely are real. And they continue to plague me. And not to have people feel sorry for me, but that’s just the way it is. That’s just part of my health issue.”
