12 Facts About Mike Florio

Michael James Florio was born on June 8,1965 and is an American sportswriter, author, radio host, and television commentator.

Mike Florio is a contributor to NBC's Sunday night NFL studio show Football Night in America and appears in the Sunday Night Football digital postgame show.

Mike Florio is the author of Playmakers: How the NFL Really Works, a book released in March 2022.

Mike Florio was born in Ohio and raised in Wheeling, West Virginia.

Mike Florio attended Wheeling Central Catholic High School and graduated in 1983.

Mike Florio graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a metallurgical engineering degree and one in "engineering and public policy" and from West Virginia University's law school in 1991.

Mike Florio began his sportswriting for a now-defunct site called NFLtalk.

On November 1,2001, Mike Florio created the website and blog Profootballtalk.

In June 2020, disparaging comments Mike Florio had made about the LGBT community and derogatory comments he made about the disabled community in PFT articles in 2005 and 2006 came to light.

Mike Florio issued an apology for these comments on June 26,2020.

Mike Florio is married to Jill Mike Florio; they have a son named Alex.

Mike Florio previously practiced law for 18 years and is a fan of the Minnesota Vikings.