NBC declined comment, while Tafoya could not be immediately reached. In recent days, Tafoya, 56, has been in the news because she has missed three games, which NBC describes as “bye weeks.” She was on ABC’s “The View” in early November, where she made headlines when she compared COVID to the flu, saying the “flu kills people.” She also countered the idea that Colin Kaepernick was not on an NFL roster because of kneeling for the anthem.