NBC's Michele Tafoya Jumps Into Minnesota Politics: Report

MINNESOTA — Michele Tafoya, who has been the sideline reporter for NBC's "Sunday Night Football" for more than a decade, is stepping down from that role to jump into Minnesota politics.

Sunday's Super Bowl was her final assignment for NBC.

Tafoya will now serve as co-campaign chair for Kendall Qualls, a Republican candidate for Minnesota governor, the Star Tribune reported. Qualls is among the large field of Republicans hoping to unseat Gov. Tim Walz this fall.

Tafoya has lived in the Twin Cities since she first moved here in the early 1990s to work in radio. She spoke with Patch in 2018 about why she loves Minnesota.

Read more at the Star Tribune.