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Giardi Based in Boston to Cover the New England Patriots​

Acosta Based in Bay Area to Cover the San Francisco 49ers & Oakland Raiders

Television reporters Mike Giardi and MJ Acosta have joined NFL Network, it was announced today. Both will contribute to NFL Network shows such as NFL Total Access, NFL GameDay Morning and NFL Up to the Minute, with Giardi based in Boston to cover the New England Patriots and Acosta based in the Bay Area to cover the San Francisco 49ers and Oakland Raiders.

Giardi (@MikeGiardi) joins NFL Network from NBC Sports Boston, where he served as the primary Patriots beat reporter contributing coverage both on television and digitally. Additionally, Giardi served as the host of Monday Night Patriots on NBC Sports Boston since 2014, a show which consistently was one of the highest-rated on the network.

Prior to joining NBC Sports Boston in 2009, Giardi covered Boston sports for New England Cable News for nine years. Giardi's work in Boston also includes contributions to 98.5 The Sports Hub and WEEI Radio.

Giardi graduated from Trinity College with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature/Classical Tradition, and received a Master's Degree in Broadcast Journalism from Boston University.

Acosta (@MJAcostaTV) joins NFL Network from NBC 7 and Telemundo 20 in San Diego where she covered the Chargers for three seasons as the lead sports anchor. Prior to joining NBC 7 and Telemundo, Acosta spent three years as a reporter for WPLG in Miami and Fort Lauderdale, covering sports, entertainment and breaking news.

Acosta's work also includes co-hosting NBC's Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge for two seasons.

A former Miami Dolphins cheerleader and bilingual in English and Spanish, Acosta graduated from Barry University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications.

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