Cris Collinsworth has been one of the regular faces of Saturday Night Football for as long as we can remember. The former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver has often been called the Cooper Kupp of the 80s for his playing style. With a four decade long career in sports broadcasting Cris Collinsworth’s legacy is being carried forward by his son Jac Collinsworth. The young and charismatic Jac did not pursue a career as a football player but rather followed his father’s footsteps into the profession of sportscasting. Jac Collinsworth has been working as a sportscaster at NBC just like his father Cris Collinsworth. Read on to know all about Jac Collinsworth.
Who is Jac Collinsworth?
Jac Collinsworth is a sportscaster who currently works with NBC. He one of the four children of former Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Cris Collinsworth.
Jac majorly covers college football and also appears for the Saturday Night Football postgame show. Jac Collinsworth has been involved in the world of sports casting since he was in college. As a student of Notre Dame, Jac Collinsworth got involved with NBC as a part of the sideline production team. He worked with NBC till 2017 before joining ESPN where he worked as a sportscaster. He has now joined his father Cris Collinsworth as part of the NBC team again. He has covered a variety of games like college basketball, NASCAR, and college football along with the NFL.
How old is Jac Collinsworth?
Jac Collinsworth was born on February 13, 1995 at Fort Thomas, Kentucky, USA. He is currently 27 years of age. He is the son of the famous ex-NFL player and NBC commentator Cris Collinsworth.
What is Jac Collinsworth’s Net Worth?
It is estimated that Jac Collinsworth has a net worth of $2 million. He primarily works as a sportscaster for NBC. His yearly salary when he used to work for ESPN was around $75,000. However, his current salary is unknown.
Jac Collinsworth Career
Jac Collinsworth attended the University of Notre Dame where he used to play football. However, an injury sidetracked his NFL career and he chose to follow his father Cris Collinsworth into the world of sportscasting.
Jac started his career with NBC where he used to work in the sideline production team to cover Notre Dame football. He also served as the social media correspondent for NBC during the 2016 Rio Olympics. After graduating from Notre Dame in 2017, Jac went on to work with ESPN. He was the feature reporter for ESPN Sunday NFL Countdown. He also started hosting NFL Live for ESPN during the NFL Offseason. Jac also hosted the ACC Network’s premier football show called ‘The Huddle’.
Jac Collinsworth joined NBC in 2020 again. His father Cris Collinsworth was initially not too keen on his son joining him at NBC. Cris felt that Jac was doing good at ESPN. However, Jac’s quickfire success at NBC changed Cris Collinsworth’s mind about him joining the network.
Jac Collinsworth started his second NBC stint as the co-host for ‘Football Night in America’. He also served as the pre-game and post-game host for Notre Dame football on NBC. He has been a host for pre-game and post-game shows for NASCAR on NBC. Jac has also covered college basketball as a sportscaster as he was a play-by-play announcer for the Atlantic-10 Conference men’s basketball. He is still the voice of the Atlantic-10 men’s basketball. In 2021 Jac Collinsworth was an on-site contributor for the 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics for Peacock. He occasionally serves as a reporter for the Kentucky Derby and the Indianapolis 500 too.
Jac Collinsworth made his debut in the Super Bowl in 2022 when he was the co-host for the Super Bowl LVI Pregame Show. He is now a play-by-play announcer for the NBC coverage of USFL. He also does play-by-play coverage of Notre Dame football for NBC.
Who is Jac Collinsworth dating?
Jac Collinsworth’s dating history is unknown as he has a very private personal life. There are hardly any details about any of his relationships although there are rumors that he has a long time girlfriend called Nicole De Francisco.
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