Lisa Guerrero Reveals She Suffered a Miscarriage On-Air During “Monday Night Football”

Lisa Guerrero’s “Monday Night Football” The worst nightmare of all was actually worse than anyone thought.

Guerrero revealed to The Post’s Andrew Marchand in 2021 After being ridiculed in one season of the show, she had to deal with suicidal thoughts. “MNF” 2003 sidelines Here’s a new memoir: “Warrior,” The 58 year-old admitted that she had a miscarriage in one of the games that was close to the end.

“People who knew what was going on with [my boss] Freddie (Gaudelli) and who read how I was being treated in the media already looked at me with such pity,” Guerrero told PEOPLE. “I was a shell of myself. And I felt such shame and embarrassment that the last thing I was going to say is, ‘Oh, and by the way, I just had a miscarriage.’ Most of my best friends will learn about it by reading the book.”

“I don’t blame one person for this. The miscarriage wasn’t because of Freddie, and it wasn’t because of one radio talk show host or one bad column. It was a culmination of the entire season of negativity and cruelty. It was really cruel.”

Gaudelli has been an executive producer for NFL games for the past 33 years. He was a part of the ABC team that produced Guerrero’s NFL games. He was transferred to the “Sunday Night Football” job at NBC in 2006, and also oversaw Amazon’s “Thursday Night Football” This season, package it. Peter King announcing the season earlier in the month reported Gaudelli is retiring into a “less frenetic” NBC and Amazon offer executive producing positions.

Guerrero told PEOPLE that Gaudelli berated her over broadcasting errors, which “obliterated all other [parts] of my life — a great job, lots of money, and a gorgeous fiancé.}

Gaudelli did not agree with Guerrero’s assessment of how he treated her.

“I always tried to be Lisa’s biggest advocate, starting from the moment that I hired her,” Gaudelli shared her thoughts with The Post. “Her memory of that season and mine are quite different. This is the first time I’m learning of her pregnancy, and I’m sorry that she struggled through that difficult time without the full support of the team surrounding her.

“I unequivocally disagree with Lisa’s account of the nature of my interactions with her. That’s not how I recall our time together during her tenure at MNF, and it makes me very sad.”

Guerrero spoke out about the moment she realized she was having a miscarriage in her interview with PEOPLE.

“I pushed through and did my reports,” Guerrero said. “When I felt a dampness between my legs, I thought, ‘Oh, I got my period.’ Then, I remembered that I was pregnant. It was a miscarriage. It was obvious that blood was leaking from my body. The officials’ bathroom was in the tunnel behind me. ‘I’m going to the bathroom,’ I told my assistant, whose job was to race around the field with me. He looked at my face as though I was crazy. ‘They’re about to throw to you.’

“I delivered my live report. I was dizzy and nauseated but reminded myself to stand up straight. During our Wednesday phone calls, Freddie would ream me out for bad posture. The pain was excruciating. I heard myself mispronounce a player’s name and knew I’d hear about it later. As soon as I finished, I raced off to interview a coach. Then I headed to the bathroom. As I sat on the toilet, I couldn’t believe the blood pouring out of me. It had soaked through my pants. I shoved a bunch of paper towels in my underwear.”

She claimed she kept the details secret while flying home.

“It never occurred to me to tell anyone,” She continued. “It never occurred to me that maybe I should have gone to a hospital or, at the very least, sat out the rest of the game. I thought I would be able to get through the rest of it if I had my long winter jacket on. This way, nobody would ever see my blood. It was almost as if I was on autopilot. Retire to the sidelines. Interview the coach. Listen to Freddie’s directions.

“When the game ended, I was supposed to go to the production truck to talk to Freddie. Instead, I headed to the plane. In the bathroom [on board], I changed clothes, and dumped my underwear and pants in the garbage can. I looked into the mirror and didn’t recognize the pale, gaunt, scared, and so very tired woman who stared back at me.”

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