Donald Trump’s new chief of staff Susie Wiles has connection to NFL broadcasting icon

The soon-to-be 47th President of nan United States’ relationship to nan NFL conscionable sewage a small spot deeper. 

President-elect Donald Trump named Susie Wiles his main of staff connected Thursday for erstwhile he takes nan Oval Office successful January aft she helped lead Trump’s run to triumph complete Vice President Kamala Harris connected Election Day. 

Wiles’ assignment intends that Trump’s management tin count nan girl of legendary NFL broadcast Pat Summerall among its ranks. 

Donald Trump shakes hands pinch his elder advisor Susie Wiles arsenic he speaks, pursuing early results from nan 2024 U.S. statesmanlike predetermination successful Palm Beach County Convention Center, successful West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., Nov. 6, 2024. REUTERS

Summerall was a family sanction for shot fans for decades, having called 16 Super Bowls and being portion of nan broadcast duo alongside different shot legend, John Madden.

Before his play-by-play ays, he was a kicker, playing pinch nan Lions, Cardinals and Giants complete a 10-year profession successful pro football.

Summerall was inducted into nan Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame successful 2010 aft he was honored by nan Pro Football Hall of Fame successful 1994 pinch nan Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award. 

Summerall passed distant astatine nan property of 82 successful 2013. 

Wiles has taken a different people than her begetter and has go an influential fig arsenic a Republican strategist. 

Pat Summerall and John Madden successful nan FOX broadcast booth earlier nan NFC divisional playoff successful this Jan. 20, 2002 photograph successful St. Louis. AP

“Susie is tough, smart, innovative, and is universally admired and respected. Susie will proceed to activity tirelessly to Make America Great Again,” Trump said successful a connection connected Thursday. 

Along pinch nan relationship to Summerall, location person been plentifulness of shot fans — specifically Jets fans — wondering if Trump’s triumph intends that Jets proprietor Woody Johnson would beryllium headed for immoderate benignant of domiciled successful nan caller administration. 

Some wrong nan Jets statement had felt location was a beardown anticipation that Johnson would time off again if Trump won nan election, The Post’s Brian Costello reported this week. 

Johnson had served arsenic nan U.S. ambassador to nan U.K. for 3 ½ years during nan first Trump administration. 

His relative Christopher oversaw nan statement while he was adhering to his duties arsenic ambassador.