{
  "id": 2489830,
  "title": "Brenda Song to make Los Angeles Rams color analyst debut",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/brenda-song-to-make-los-angeles-rams-color-analyst-debut",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-22T03:45:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/brenda-song-los-angeles-rams-034555549.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Los Angeles Rams have introduced a new element to their preseason television coverage by announcing that actress Brenda Song will join the color analyst lineup. According to beat writer Stu Jackson, Song will make her debut alongside Jourdan Rodrigue, Rob Havenstein, and play-by-play announcer J.B. Long during the third quarter of the Rams' preseason game against the New Orleans Saints on Saturday. Song, a devoted season ticket holder for the Rams and the Los Angeles sports scene, has demonstrated her football knowledge in various interviews and promotional materials. The Rams-Saints game is scheduled to kickoff at 4 p.m. ET (1 p.m. local time) at SoFi Stadium. Song's expertise in the sport is expected to add an entertaining dynamic to the broadcast.",
  "summary": "The Los Angeles Rams already delivered a shakeup to their NFL preseason television booth, with Jourdan Rodrigue and Rob Havenstein taking over the color commentator duties previously held by Mina Kimes and Maurice Jones-Drew. And now, the Rams are stepping up their creativity with the analyst contributions. Stu Jackson, a beat writer for the team’s…",
  "key_points": [
    "Actress Brenda Song joins Los Angeles Rams color analyst team.",
    "Debut during third quarter of Rams vs. New Orleans Saints game.",
    "Game starts at 4 p.m. ET at SoFi Stadium."
  ],
  "editors_take": "Brenda Song's addition to the Los Angeles Rams' preseason television coverage brings a new dynamic to the broadcast, leveraging her celebrity status and demonstrated football knowledge to entertain viewers.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}