Sal Paolantonio is a national correspondent for ESPN. He covers the National Football League for SportsCenter, Sunday NFL Countdown, NFL Live and Fantasy Football Now. He also hosts the long-running X's and O's weekly preview show, NFL Matchup. Paolantonio has been a voting member of the enshrinement selection committee for the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, OH for 12 years.
Known For
Credits
Cast Credits
Inside Training Camp Live (2017)
Guest starring as NFL Correspondent
- Episode 9x02: Episode 2 (Aug 4, 2026)
Good Morning Football (2016)
Guest starring as NFL Correspondent
- Episode 11x145: Episode 145 (Aug 19, 2026)
Postseason NFL Countdown (2015)
Starring as Correspondent
(8 episodes)
- Episode 2026-02-08: Super Bowl LX Pre-Game Show (Feb 8, 2026)
- Episode 2026-01-25: Playoff Week 3A (Jan 25, 2026)
- Episode 2026-01-11: Playoff Week 1B (Jan 11, 2026)
- Episode 2025-02-09: Super Bowl LIX Pre-Game Show (Feb 9, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-26: Playoff Week 3 (Jan 26, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-19: Playoff Week 2B (Jan 19, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-12: Playoff Week 1B (Jan 12, 2025)
- Episode 2024-02-11: Super Bowl LVIII Pre-Game Show (Feb 11, 2024)
Fantasy Focus Countdown (2012)
Starring as Correspondent
(25 episodes)
- Episode 2026-09-13: Episode 2 (Sep 13, 2026)
- Episode 2026-01-04: Episode 15 (Jan 4, 2026)
- Episode 2025-12-28: Episode 14 (Dec 28, 2025)
- Episode 2025-12-14: Episode 12 (Dec 14, 2025)
- Episode 2025-11-23: Episode 11 (Nov 23, 2025)
- Episode 2025-11-16: Episode 10 (Nov 16, 2025)
- Episode 2025-10-12: Episode 6 (Oct 12, 2025)
- Episode 2025-09-28: Episode 4 (Sep 28, 2025)
- Episode 2025-09-07: Episode 1 (Sep 7, 2025)
- Episode 2025-01-05: Episode 16 (Jan 5, 2025)
- Episode 2024-12-29: Episode 15 (Dec 29, 2024)
- Episode 2024-12-22: Episode 14 (Dec 22, 2024)
- Episode 2024-12-15: Episode 13 (Dec 15, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-17: Episode 11 (Nov 17, 2024)
- Episode 2024-11-10: Episode 10 (Nov 10, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-13: Episode 7 (Oct 13, 2024)
- Episode 2024-10-06: Episode 6 (Oct 6, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-15: Episode 3 (Sep 15, 2024)
- Episode 2024-09-08: Episode 2 (Sep 8, 2024)
- Episode 2024-01-07: Episode 17 (Jan 7, 2024)
- Episode 2023-12-31: Episode 16 (Dec 31, 2023)
- Episode 2023-12-10: Episode 13 (Dec 10, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-19: Episode 10 (Nov 19, 2023)
- Episode 2023-11-12: Episode 9 (Nov 12, 2023)
- Episode 2023-10-08: Episode 5 (Oct 8, 2023)
NFL Live (1998)
Starring as NFL Correspondent
(22 episodes)
- Episode 28x86: Back Together Weekend (Aug 1, 2026)
- Episode 28x42: Episode 42 (Apr 23, 2026)
- Episode 27x181: Episode 181 (Feb 5, 2026)
- Episode 27x180: Episode 180 (Feb 4, 2026)
- Episode 27x179: Episode 179 (Feb 3, 2026)
- Episode 27x178: Episode 178 (Feb 2, 2026)
- Episode 27x174: Episode 174 (Jan 28, 2026)
- Episode 27x106: Episode 106 (Sep 26, 2025)
- Episode 27x91: Episode 91 (Sep 4, 2025)
- Episode 27x36: NFL Draft Day 1 (Apr 24, 2025)
- Episode 26x187: Episode 187 (Feb 6, 2025)
- Episode 26x186: Episode 186 (Feb 5, 2025)
- Episode 26x185: Episode 185 (Feb 4, 2025)
- Episode 26x184: Episode 184 (Feb 3, 2025)
- Episode 26x183: Episode 183 (Jan 31, 2025)
- Episode 26x177: Episode 177 (Jan 23, 2025)
- Episode 26x158: Episode 158 (Dec 11, 2024)
- Episode 26x89: Back Together Weekend (Jul 27, 2024)
- Episode 25x189: Episode 189 (Feb 8, 2024)
- Episode 25x143: Episode 143 (Nov 17, 2023)
- Episode 25x142: Episode 142 (Nov 16, 2023)
- Episode 25x100: Episode 100 (Sep 14, 2023)
Sunday NFL Countdown (1985)
Starring as Correspondent
(42 episodes)
- Episode 42x01: Week 1 (Sep 13, 2026)
- Episode 41x18: Week 18 (Jan 4, 2026)
- Episode 41x17: Week 17 (Dec 28, 2025)
- Episode 41x15: Week 15 (Dec 14, 2025)
- Episode 41x14: Week 14 (Dec 7, 2025)
- Episode 41x13: Week 13 (Nov 30, 2025)
- Episode 41x12: Week 12 (Nov 23, 2025)
- Episode 41x11: Week 11 (Nov 16, 2025)
- Episode 41x09: Week 9 (Nov 2, 2025)
- Episode 41x06: Week 6 (Oct 12, 2025)
- Episode 41x05: Week 5 (Oct 5, 2025)
- Episode 41x04: Week 4 (Sep 28, 2025)
- Episode 41x03: Week 3 (Sep 21, 2025)
- Episode 41x02: Week 2 (Sep 14, 2025)
- Episode 41x01: Week 1 (Sep 7, 2025)
- Episode 40x15: Week 15 (Dec 15, 2024)
- Episode 40x14: Week 14 (Dec 8, 2024)
- Episode 40x13: Week 13 (Dec 1, 2024)
- Episode 40x11: Week 11 (Nov 17, 2024)
- Episode 40x10: Week 10 (Nov 10, 2024)
- Episode 40x07: Week 7 (Oct 20, 2024)
- Episode 40x06: Week 6 (Oct 13, 2024)
- Episode 40x04: Week 4 (Sep 29, 2024)
- Episode 40x03: Week 3 (Sep 22, 2024)
- Episode 40x02: Week 2 (Sep 15, 2024)
- Episode 40x01: Week 1 (Sep 8, 2024)
- Episode 39x19: Week 18 (Jan 7, 2024)
- Episode 39x18: Week 17 (Dec 31, 2023)
- Episode 39x17: Week 16 (Dec 24, 2023)
- Episode 39x15: Week 14 (Dec 10, 2023)
- Episode 39x14: Week 13 (Dec 3, 2023)
- Episode 39x13: Week 12 (Nov 26, 2023)
- Episode 39x11: Week 10 (Nov 12, 2023)
- Episode 39x10: Week 9 (Nov 5, 2023)
- Episode 39x08: Week 7 (Oct 22, 2023)
- Episode 39x07: Week 6 (Oct 15, 2023)
- Episode 39x06: Week 5 (Oct 8, 2023)
- Episode 39x05: Week 4B (Oct 1, 2023)
- Episode 39x04: Week 4A (Oct 1, 2023)
- Episode 39x03: Week 3 (Sep 24, 2023)
- Episode 39x02: Week 2 (Sep 17, 2023)
- Episode 39x01: Week 1 (Sep 10, 2023)