Jennifer Sheryl Dell–Middlebrooks (born July 26, 1986) is the lead college football reporter for CBS Sports. Dell previously worked as CBS’ #2 NFL sideline reporter in 2014. She also has worked for New England Sports Network (NESN) covering the Boston Red Sox.[4][5][6] Since 2016, she has also been the co-host of the food show Campus Eats alongside Troy Johnson on the Big Ten Network.

Jenny Dell
Dell in 2023
Personal information
Birth nameJennifer Sheryl Dell[1]
Full nameJennifer Dell Middlebrooks
NicknameJenny Dell
Born (1986-07-26) July 26, 1986 (age 38)
Southbury, Connecticut, U.S.[2]
Alma materUniversity of Massachusetts Amherst
OccupationSports reporter
Years active2008–present
EmployerCBS Sports
Spouse
(m. 2016)
[3]
Children2

Personal life

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Dell grew up in Connecticut. In 2008, she graduated from college at the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a Bachelor of Science degree in Sport Management and Hospitality and Tourism Management.[7][8]

Late in 2012, Dell began dating Will Middlebrooks, at the time the third baseman for the Red Sox. They became engaged in July 2014.[9] They were married in February 2016.[3]

In October 2018, Dell and Middlebrooks had their first child, a daughter.[10] A second daughter arrived a year later, in December 2019.[11] Dell had struggled to get pregnant and used fertility treatments.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Jenny Dell on Twitter". Used to be Jennifer Sheryl Dell. Now Jennifer Dell Middlebrooks!
  2. ^ "Jenny Dell on Twitter". 203 lived in Southbury, CT my whole life! RT @johndillon89: Wait... @JennyDellNESN is from CT? Is she a 860 or a 203 girl?
  3. ^ a b Cappadona, Bryanna (February 17, 2016). "Very sporty couple Jenny Dell and Will Middlebrooks got married". The Boston Globe. Retrieved March 23, 2016.
  4. ^ Hewitt, Stephen (September 4, 2012). "For UMass alum Jenny Dell, job at NESN is 'once in a lifetime opportunity'". The Massachusetts Daily Collegian.
  5. ^ Schwartz, Jason (February 26, 2013). "Q&A: NESN Red Sox Reporter Jenny Dell". Boston Magazine.
  6. ^ "Tom Werner says Jenny Dell is free to leave NESN". The Boston Globe. February 20, 2014.
  7. ^ "Jenny Dell BIO -Hot CBS Sideline Reporter NFL, Engaged". jennydell.net. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved October 2, 2014.
  8. ^ O'Brien, Dan (November 18, 2018). "NESN'S Dell-ightful addition". Boston Herald. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
  9. ^ Abraham, Peter (September 23, 2014). "Red Sox aren't giving up on Will Middlebrooks". Boston Globe. Retrieved September 25, 2014.
  10. ^ Yang, Nicole (October 10, 2018). "Jenny Dell and Will Middlebrooks welcome their first child". Boston.com. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  11. ^ a b Dzen, Gary (December 30, 2019). "Jenny Dell and Will Middlebrooks welcome another baby girl". The Boston Globe. Retrieved December 30, 2019.
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