About
Born on April 12, 1996, in Grand Rapids, Michigan, Annie Agar blends journalism training with a quick comic touch to explain football culture. She reports on the NFL and college football for Bally Sports and appears regularly on the Chicago Sports Network, all while running a one-million-follower TikTok account under @annieagar5, where she stages spoof video calls with teams to poke fun at weekly storylines.
In 2024 she rolled that format into a weekly show, “The Offensive Line,” livestreamed on YouTube and social platforms. Most recently—despite an eye injury in April 2025—she was back on camera at the NFL Draft, turning fan reactions into fresh sketches.
Before Fame
Agar grew up in what she calls a sports-obsessed household. Her father, former minor-league pitcher Jeff Agar, passed down a love of athletics, and her older brother Johnny—an Ironman athlete living with cerebral palsy—taught her perseverance.
She studied pre-law and sports broadcasting at Grand Valley State University, sharpening her editing and interviewing skills on campus TV crews. Right after graduation she landed a job with WOOD-TV 8 in Rockford, Michigan, covering high-school games and anchoring highlights. When the 2020 shutdown stalled live sports, Agar returned home and began filming parody Zoom calls featuring Big Ten programs—a creative pivot that would redefine her career.
Trivia
- The first “virtual locker-room” sketch she posted in May 2020 went viral overnight, catching the eyes of ESPN and racking up millions of views.
- NFL franchises now request cameos in her skits, and she has interviewed legends such as Peyton Manning and insider Adam Schefter during special segments.
- Her playful online exchange with wide receiver Tyreek Hill in 2023 made headlines when she shut down his flirtatious comments with a witty comeback.
- Agar’s signature slogan—“I put teams in uncomfortable video calls”—is printed on the merch line she launched in 2024, with part of the proceeds supporting adaptive-sport charities connected to her brother’s advocacy work.
- Away from the camera she volunteers at the Equest Center for Therapeutic Riding in Michigan, combining her love of sports and community service.
Family Life
Annie is the second of three children born to Jeff and Becky Agar and credits her parents for “never missing a game or a shoot,” whether it was Little League or her first TikTok set-up. Her close bond with Johnny frequently appears in her content; the siblings recorded an emotional on-field moment at Ford Field during the Lions’ 2024 playoff run that drew national praise. The family remains rooted in Michigan, though Annie now splits time between Chicago and event locations around the league.
Associated With
Through her skits and sideline work, Agar has collaborated with or been referenced by a wide roster of sports figures:
- Adam Schefter – traded rapid-fire news updates in a 2022 parody broadcast.
- Peyton Manning – appeared in a 2023 college-football finals segment where they joked about audibles.
- Tyreek Hill – the Miami star whose playful social-media flirt sparked viral banter in 2023.
- Deion & Shedeur Sanders – targets of her 2025 Draft sketches poking fun at draft-day hype.
- Johnny Agar – her brother, Ironman world-champion athlete, and occasional podcast guest.
Her rise illustrates how modern sports media rewards fast creativity. Instead of relying on satellite trucks or costly graphics, she shoots most sketches on an iPhone in her living room, changes hats or jerseys to play every team herself, then edits clips in under a day. That nimble approach has prompted outlets like FanDuel TV and NFL Network to invite her on-air for live reaction spots during prime events such as the Super Bowl and the 2025 Draft red-carpet show.
When she isn’t joking about playbooks, Agar is often speaking at high-school banquets or leadership conferences, telling students that “a sideways career step can turn into a launch pad.” In March 2025 the National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association booked her as the keynote voice for its Young Leaders program because of that message on adaptability.
Although still in her twenties, she looks at the bigger picture: a future production company that mentors young journalists, expansion of “The Offensive Line” into multiple sports, and a children’s book she is writing with Johnny about inclusion through sport. The goal, she says, is simple—use laughter to make football feel like a backyard game everyone can join.
