Nearly one year after Sam Ponder was fired from ESPN, the former NFL Countdown host addressed her departure and its possible connection to last summer’s Olympic boxing controversy. ESPN made the ...

Sam Ponder was fired by ESPN last August after she spent more than 13 years with the network, and many suspected that the decision was about more than just money.

The 31-year-old welcomed her son with her husband, NFL free agent quarterback Christian Ponder, last week. The NFL Countdown host posted a series of newborn photos to celebrate her baby's arrival.