Amanda Balionis shared a smiling moment with Shedeur Sanders as the quarterback prepared for the final start of his rookie NFL season. The CBS Sports reporter posted the update as she returned to sideline duties during the final week of the regular season.

On Sunday, January 4, Balionis shared an Instagram story showing her interviewing Shedeur Sanders. The Cleveland quarterback, who has an estimated net worth of $4 million (as per Celebrity Networth), was set to make the seventh and final start of his rookie season as his team traveled to Cincinnati to face the Bengals.

The game marked Sanders’ final chance this season to show his progress since taking over as the starter in Week 12. It also reflected how far he has come since rookie minicamp earlier in the year.

In the Instagram story, Balionis was seen wearing a black faux fur coat along with a black knit beanie. She captioned the post,

“All smiles before @shedeursanders final start of his rookie season.”

Balionis also shared another story ahead of her Week 18 work schedule. On Saturday, January 3, she posted a photo from a flight before her broadcast duties and wrote,

“Week 18 loading…”

Along with her NFL duties, Amanda Balionis has continued her role in golf coverage for CBS Sports. In 2025, she covered major events including The Masters, the PGA Championship, the Memorial Tournament and the TOUR Championship.

Amanda Balionis calls NFL the “absolute best” as Myles Garrett makes history

Amanda Balionis reacted to Myles Garrett’s record breaking performance by calling the NFL “the absolute best” in a post shared on social media. Following Cleveland’s season finale against Cincinnati, Balionis posted a photo from the field at Paycor Stadium, where she was seen conducting a postgame interview. In the caption, she reflected on Garrett’s historic sack and the dramatic finish to the game.

“A record that held for nearly a quarter of a century has officially been reset by @flash_garrett and my gawd was it fun to watch it all unfold,” Balionis wrote. “It took the last quarter in the last game of the season to reach sack #23 and then a Browns win that came down to the final seconds to claim. This game is the absolute best.”

Garrett reached 23 sacks in the final quarter, breaking the long standing single season NFL record. The moment also played a key role in the Browns’ narrow 20–18 win over the Bengals. Amanda Balionis, who has covered the NFL throughout the 2025 season as a CBS Sports sideline reporter, has often shared behind the scenes moments from major games.