🏈 From TikTok Fame to NFL Podcast Host

Join NFL Insider and social media breakout star, Annie Agar, as she tackles the world of fantasy football, odds, props, and parlays in The Offensive Line from Wondery. Each week, Annie breaks down the NFL’s juiciest and trendiest matchups and drama in her signature quick-hitting style, while roasting players and teams, dishing out some ice-cold takes, teasing you with a weekly teaser, and slamming the most “offensive” lines, odds, and spreads. She’ll be joined by current and former players, and celebrity superfans for a fiery and fun slant on all things football, fantasy, and Annie’s favorite picks.

The NFL has so much drama, it’s basically a reality TV show. It’s ripe for jokes and the content is never-ending, so why not talk about it?

Back when the pandemic started, I was working in local news and we weren't covering sports. It was the first time in my life that sports had come to a standstill. I just got on TikTok and I had an idea to do a video on how the Big 10 was handling COVID and how they’d get their season up and running again. Overnight, the video had 3 million views. And I thought, okay, this is something people really want right now.

Then I moved toward creating NFL videos. That’s how this whole podcasting thing started.

The videos are almost four minutes long. But there's only so much you can cover in that short span of time. So we thought podcasting would be a great way to elaborate on the social media videos a little bit more and throw in more jokes that I didn't hit in the videos. The podcast is also more conversational, it's more inclusive and allows my followers and fans to see a different side of me. It feels a bit more like I'm having a chat with them.

Wondery has been great to work with on the podcast. They'll write a layout of what we want to talk about, and they're great with that. But then they'll leave it completely open for me to write/insert my jokes.

It’s such a quick turnaround in the sports world. With TikTok, I've noticed my videos do the best when I post them the second breaking news happens. A topic can be trendy for a while, but with sports, it's constantly moving.

It’s great to have this other form of my content where people don’t have to sit and watch a screen for four minutes. They can just listen to me while they're driving to work or doing laundry.

When I got on TikTok, I knew nothing about it. You have to be constantly willing to learn.

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