The ESPN couple shocked many when they tied the knot last summer after they kept their relationship private for years.

While NBC is yet to announce new hires, ex-ESPN employee Maria Taylor is their lead NFL studio host and could be in the running behind her anchoring experience with ESPN and ABC's NBA studio coverage.

Malika Andrews has been the face of ESPN's NBA coverage for the past few years ... There's also an outside chance ESPN loses Andrews to ABC, albeit that move may not happen for a few years.