Dan Marino Fathered a Love Child With CBS Production Assistant in 2005, Paid Her Millions to Keep it Quiet
The New York Post is reporting that Dan Marino fathered a love child with a former CBS production assistant in 2005. He also paid her millions as part of a confidentiality agreement.
The married gridiron great — a pregame analyst for CBS since 2003 who will be doing this Sunday’s Super Bowl broadcast — sired a love child with a network underling and then paid her millions to keep quiet, sources have exclusively told The Post.
The ex-Miami Dolphin QB — who has long had an image as one of pro sports’ most squeaky-clean guys — knocked up Donna Savattere, a then-35-year-old production assistant at CBS Sports’ Manhattan studio.
Marino acknowledged what happened in a statement.
“This is a personal and private matter. I take full responsibility both personally and financially for my actions now as I did then,” he told The Post in a written statement. “We mutually agreed to keep our arrangement private to protect all parties involved.”
Marino was inducted into the NFL Hall of Fame in 2005.
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January 31st, 2013 at 8:34 AM
This must be the shortest amount of time an AM round-up got.
Good lord. Cowher looks like a violent pederast.
January 31st, 2013 at 8:35 AM
I hope this gets him off of TV. He’s had his run.
Also, Isotoner gloves are worthless.
January 31st, 2013 at 8:35 AM
What is the over and under for out of wedlock children born to the 90 players who will suit up for the game?
January 31st, 2013 at 8:36 AM
Maybe the bastard child will win a Super Bowl?
January 31st, 2013 at 8:37 AM
Talk about shitty timing.
January 31st, 2013 at 8:39 AM
Cowher has that Ming the Merciless eyebrow thing going on there.
January 31st, 2013 at 8:39 AM
Haven’t seen the phrase “love child” in the media in a long time. Cue the Supremes song.
“Paid her millions to keep it quiet”? Shady McCoy, that’s how you do it.
January 31st, 2013 at 8:39 AM
Fucking the PA in the office? Just about the most cliche thing ever, no? Also, are PAs usually 35? That seems old to me to be a PA, but I’m not familiar with TV career tracks.
January 31st, 2013 at 8:40 AM
I feel like Dan should have known better than anyone: no glove, no love.
January 31st, 2013 at 8:40 AM
After Dan tore his achilles, he became the role model for checkdown QB’s everywhere. Fraudy Ice has to have some shrine built to old Dan.
January 31st, 2013 at 8:40 AM
Good point on her being 35 and still a nobody in tv produciton
Wait, 35 ???? Geez Marino, can’t you get a young chick?
January 31st, 2013 at 8:41 AM
This made me LOL.
January 31st, 2013 at 8:41 AM
Talk about shitty timing.
more like a maximized use of a piece of dirt.
January 31st, 2013 at 8:42 AM
9.4 YPA against SF. Totally checkdown though. Top-10 in YPA all year, above Brady. But yeah, totally a checkdown guy.
January 31st, 2013 at 8:43 AM
A hot 35-year-old probably knows how bang with the beast of them. Some hot 22-year-old might be clueless in bed, and no one wants that when you’re cheating on the Mrs. Might as well have a blast if you go that route, ya heard?
January 31st, 2013 at 8:49 AM
That woman aint hot though. She was probably just the office skank which explained why she still had a good gig.
January 31st, 2013 at 8:50 AM
a pregame analyst for CBS since 2003 who will be doing this Sunday’s Super Bowl broadcast
Talk about shitty timing.
Shakedown time.
January 31st, 2013 at 8:50 AM
Clearly, someone to root for.
January 31st, 2013 at 8:51 AM
Quick tip: Women in their 20′s have zero idea what they are doing in bed.
Women in their 30′s and 40′s are fucking horn dogs.
/you’re welcome
January 31st, 2013 at 8:53 AM
That was my thought too. PA’s are usually right out of college, early 20′s, young and innocent.
January 31st, 2013 at 8:53 AM
He’s got no where to go but up after kissing a man.
/finkle is einhorn
January 31st, 2013 at 8:54 AM
$3500 for diapers and formula, $2,570,000 to quit making jokes about all his Super Bowl rings.
January 31st, 2013 at 8:55 AM
yeah, but most of the time the 20 year old don’t have nearly the wear on the tires.
January 31st, 2013 at 8:55 AM
I can’t get over Cowher’s glazed stare. It’s like there’s this sizzling t-bone steak and he isn’t allowed to go eat it. He has to wait for Marino to shut his yap and he’s contemplating how to kill Dan.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:01 AM
it blows my mind that athletes can just give away “millions” to baby mama’s…granted, as of 2002, marino’s net worth was estimated between $40-45 million, but still. why throw it away like that?
January 31st, 2013 at 9:05 AM
Assuming his wife knew nothing about this. Otherwise his net worth would be a lot less once the divorce was finalized. Spending $2 or $3 million to preserve 10X that is a pretty good investment, or at least was a good idea at the time.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:05 AM
Shouldn’t he get his money back?
January 31st, 2013 at 9:06 AM
I bet she did, actually.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:06 AM
I would guess, at least in Marino’s case, that the payout was in lieu of child support payments with the caveat of keeping quiet as well.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:08 AM
I bet she did, actually.
Yep.
I would guess, at least in Marino’s case, that the payout was in lieu of child support payments with the caveat of keeping quiet as well.
Yep.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:10 AM
The punch line is that a divorce might have been cheaper for Marino.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:11 AM
There’s a picture of her in this article. She is apparently married to Jon Hamm.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:15 AM
/Googles Donna Savaterre
//Excessive amount of gum and teeth
January 31st, 2013 at 9:26 AM
Not that anyone really makes memorable points on pregame shows but I can’t think of a single thing he’s stood out for on that show other than wanting to kill Boomer Esiason after that one Pats-Colts playoff game where Boomer said Peyton was on his way to being the next Marino with the no championships
January 31st, 2013 at 9:27 AM
At least he gets that money back right?
January 31st, 2013 at 9:30 AM
Do you watch the pre game shows consistently? I will occasionally come across one and they’re all terrible. Like…truly awful.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:33 AM
Not in a while, but it’s not like you hear about him either flubbing something or making a good point that you then go and look for video for…he’s just there
The only studio show in existence worth watching is the NBA on TNT one
January 31st, 2013 at 9:33 AM
Dan Marino is a great example of why watching pre-game or post-game shows is an utter waste of time.
He says absolutely nothing of value in those things and I have no idea how he holds down a job as an analyst.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:34 AM
Agree, but that’s only because of Charles. Take him off of the set and we’re stuck with Kenny Smith telling us a) how great he was b) how great a dresser he is.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:36 AM
Don’t forget bewbs, lots of bewbs.
Also check out the link from the Guardian.uk website from Danny from the early 80′s look, him and Claire
Lots not forget that Danny partied HARD in PITT and Shula picked him that late cause his stock had dropped. Shula took a chance and was able to get him back on track. I also find it ironic that some of the top QBs at that time, Marino, Flutie, Kelly, etc.had children that experienced some type of learning disability, etc.
Thinking a little too many hard drugs could have effected future genes? Just my opinion, but I find it ironic. A friend of mine who was a little older went to Pitt and said Danny did a little of white stuff. A little blow for your nose?
January 31st, 2013 at 9:37 AM
I used to watch them regularly for about 10 years. I’ll still occasionally tune in while waiting for Falcons game to start. Charles Barkley is the best and worst thing that ever happened to studio shows. Since he started with TNT, everyone thinks that they need to provide “comedy” along with analysis. Problem is that Barkley is legitimately funny whereas you have guys like Shannon Sharpe trying to be funny and failing miserably.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9g3pttNPSTE
I mean, how exactly is this funny? Judging by the reaction of everyone else in that studio, you’d think they were at a Louis CK show.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:40 AM
A good friend of mine, his sports hero was Dan Marino. He got into working for a large company that specialized in major sports events and concerts. Was hanging out with Wayne Gretzky and Wayne knew my buddy loved Marino. Wayne said Dan’s in town. They went over to the hotel where Marino was staying and he got to play catch and spend some time with Marino chatting in the hotel, pictures, autographs the whole deal. So I’ll refrain from piling on Marino the person.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:40 AM
yea…that’s my point. $2-3mm simply isn’t worth pulling out, wearing a condom or not getting married in the first place if you wanna run thru a buncha poon.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:42 AM
They could put Barkley on an NFL pre-game show and it would be awesome I bet.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:44 AM
He’d immediately get in trouble for talking about how much money he has riding on Pats vs. Bills game.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:44 AM
His wife knew. He came home happy everyday from work for a year.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:47 AM
Anyone legitimately have a problem with Marino cheating on his wife? I just can’t find the outrage. These guys have hot women constantly offering up sex. The amount of discipline it must take to resist the urges is off the charts.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:48 AM
I’d watch Charles do an NFL show. Hell, I’d watch Charles do a political show.
You know he’d slip in gambling stories when he wasn’t supposed to.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:49 AM
Does Berman still pick against the spread on Countdown like he used to? Between that and the fact that ESPN puts lines on their front page and on the gamecast for every game on their mobile app, I find it hilarious that nobody can talk about gambling.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:50 AM
Me neither.
His own wife probably even doesn’t care at this point in their marriage.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:50 AM
I feel for the child. Having a dad who doesn’t want the world to know you exist has to do wonders for your psyche.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:51 AM
Yep. Good point.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:51 AM
Oh also Hammerin Hank Golberg. Remembering him featuring prominently back in the day, don’t think I’ve seen him on TV in years though?
January 31st, 2013 at 9:52 AM
I’ve never felt bad for anyone married to a celebrity for anything.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:53 AM
i dont have a problem with him banging a ton of chicks…i just think it was a stupid move to adhere to an arbitrary social agreement that could result in him losing half his accumulated wealth simply because he wants to bang a bunch of chicks.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:53 AM
Does he get the money back?
January 31st, 2013 at 9:54 AM
call me crazy but if you’re going to be banging strange maybe just dont get married
January 31st, 2013 at 9:54 AM
*raises hand*
January 31st, 2013 at 9:55 AM
I’d rather Karl Malone not want anything to do with me other than send checks
January 31st, 2013 at 9:55 AM
That child will wipe away those tears this $100 bills.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:56 AM
karl malone loves new orleans, home of preservation hall. but if youre gonna go, you better make preservations.
/man show karl malone
//kimmel’s impression of him was fucking money
January 31st, 2013 at 9:56 AM
Okay, let me backtrack a little. I feel for the kids. But you have to be the most naive woman in the world to think that your famous husband won’t probably cheat on you at one point or another.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:56 AM
I think I saw both him and Berman doing picks late in the year this year. Berman’s record was extremely bad. I think Hank was having a good year if I remember correctly. I think they do their pics on SportsCenter.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:56 AM
This is my thing. If you want to fuck the PA hanging around the office, don’t get married. Now, if Mrs. Marino and Dan were okay with each other fucking other people, then good for them. I suspect that wasn’t the case. I don’t necessarily have a problem with this issue as it’s none of my business, but in a perfect world infidelity wouldn’t occur, let’s put it that way.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:57 AM
It’s on SC still, along with “Hammerin” Hank. Think it might be on Saturdays, but not sure.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:57 AM
Also yuck Dan, that chick is gross
January 31st, 2013 at 9:58 AM
Gotcha. Hammerin Hank is possibly the most stereotypical looking degenerate gambler of all time.
January 31st, 2013 at 9:59 AM
i think jimmy the greek’s still got that one. musberger’s in that vein too, tho ol’ uncle brent looks like the stereotypical degenerate “lot of things.”
January 31st, 2013 at 9:59 AM
I take it you’re not married.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:00 AM
Yeah he does, saw him on Saturday morning in early January picking the AFC and NFC playoff games.
Hammerin’ Hank, former color commentator for the Miami Dolphins!
Love him, right or wrong with his picks, just like his personality.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:01 AM
getting some “who cares?”
Fair question. But did people also say the same thing during the Dr J love child story? Or athletes who have multiple kids with multiple women?
January 31st, 2013 at 10:01 AM
naive because the guy that professed his love and lifelong committment and promised his faithfulness not only privately but in a public ceremony decided to cheat? I feel bad for you and your acceptance of cheating as inevitable.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:01 AM
He’s the best, enjoyed it during that Penn State-USC Rose Bowl when the Trojans had a high snap on a punt with a few seconds left setting up PSU had a chance to cover the 10 and he didn’t hide his excitement
January 31st, 2013 at 10:01 AM
I was listening to Simmons podcast *ducks rocks* and he said that going into last week of the season, one of those guys in ESPN making the picks was 13 games behind. So he made up a rule that last week’s game was going to be worth 14 games.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:02 AM
Hey guys we get an update on whether Darrell has been raped by a roving gaggle of gays in the lockerroom this morning?
January 31st, 2013 at 10:03 AM
Tiger Woods on lines 1 – several.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:04 AM
I’m not. I don’t think cheating is inevitable for MOST marriages. But for celebrities? Yes, it’s inevitable.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:04 AM
Erving’s revelation came in 1999, when, I think people were less inured to athletes (and former athletes) not totally living up to our (silly) expectations.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:04 AM
I went back and read his comments from that thread. Interesting dude indeed. Wasn’t he the one who made 9/11 truther comments a while back?
January 31st, 2013 at 10:05 AM
I mean I don’t “care” about his personal life in the sense that I’m invested in it but I find the story fascinating. Always intriguing to see the people propped up as family guys get torn down to the level of the rest of us pole throwing plebes. Who doesn’t love drama?
I keep seeing people ripping Ray Lewis for this. Not just Welker’s wife, but people who I know are big gay marriage backers. Cracks me up to see the bloggeratti take the approach that Lewis is an asshole for having kids from multiple women – not cheating either, just never married – when he supports them completely financially, and then take the “who cares what consenting adults do?” approach to social issues.
There are plenty of reasons to despise Ray Lewis, him liking to bury the seed deep up in it is not a legitimate one.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:06 AM
I take it you’re not famous.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:06 AM
LOL. I remember that quite well.
“Nittany Lions with a chance here……” Yeah Brent, a chance with 42 seconds left and down by 14 pts. GTFO. He was talking spread baby!
January 31st, 2013 at 10:06 AM
I don’t think it’s inevitable. I think you just hear about the couples that have issues because they’re celebrities, so you assume it’ll happen to everyone.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:07 AM
Oh also: imagine if the Magic HIV news had happened in this era. Couldn’t you just see Breesus saying “Why is this news when Vanderbilt is playing a baseball game that ESPN is ignoring AGAIN?”
January 31st, 2013 at 10:07 AM
I’m huge in Russia.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:08 AM
Link didn’t come thru. Try again.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:10 AM
Darrell comes into the rooms, scans around to figure out the consensus on a topic, and then takes the opposing viewpoint. That’s how he reels in the fishes. Sad to say that I’ve taken the bait multiple times. But I’ve learned my lesson to not take anything he says seriously.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:12 AM
This is the best thread in a while
January 31st, 2013 at 10:13 AM
Dr. J had a love child?
/Duckworth’d
/
January 31st, 2013 at 10:13 AM
ROTFL
January 31st, 2013 at 10:14 AM
One of the great oddities of celebrity is the roadbeef girlfriend getting married to athlete/celeb and then shocked when he cheats. Have of these are hotties who are as dumb as rocks, but nonetheless.
My views on this have evolved over time. First, you don’t know what everything that goes on in a marriage. And nobody’s perfect. More people than not have something like this in their marriage. It’s a tough life lesson but there are plenty more ways to judge a peson’s character IMO.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:15 AM
If they’re from Ohio, for example.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:15 AM
I mean I don’t “care” about his personal life in the sense that I’m invested in it but I find the story fascinating.
Exactly. It’s not like anybody is throwing stones at the guy outside CBS studios over this. Good fodder, that’s all.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:16 AM
I guess Isotoner doesn’t make gloves for other parts of the body.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:17 AM
That could get a guy killed!
–Steve McNair
January 31st, 2013 at 10:17 AM
I think for the big time sports celebrities, NFL guys, NBA, Tiger, Kobe, etc.. famous retired guys like Marino, its 95% that they will cheat. Just being on the road away from their wives so much, and women throwing themselves at them constantly, just go the Jeter route and dont get married.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:18 AM
I just don’t get out of all the road beef in NYC, he didn’t knock up some model? He must have been very horny and drunk and let loose.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:18 AM
Isotoner Ribbed, for her pleasure and yours.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:18 AM
How about with Katherine Webb as the baby mama?
January 31st, 2013 at 10:19 AM
What the fuck, Nada.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:19 AM
I think the only legitimate criticism is that perhaps the kids don’t have their father around him/her spending time with them. Of course, that’s not exactly uncommon nowadays in all walks of life.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:21 AM
when you walk a dog two sometimes three times a day in brutal Illinois winters, you need a boot you can rely on when the dog wants to sniff every god damn thing in her path. i choose warmth, i choose rugged. i choose
Columbia
January 31st, 2013 at 10:23 AM
…the Himalayan walking shoe
January 31st, 2013 at 10:24 AM
Wait, what did I do now?
January 31st, 2013 at 10:25 AM
Put Ray Lewis, Barkley and Musberger – and some offensive or coach type, that’s your nfl pregame show.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:25 AM
the kids don’t have their father around him/her spending time with them. Of course, that’s not exactly uncommon nowadays in all walks of life.
bastard here…not having a dad around most of my childhood and adult life has made me the whatever i am today
can’t complain because i don’t know what it would have been like to have him around. sure would like to have him around now, to relate to as an adult though, do guy things, but wouldn;t say it was a hurt or a hole in life. would be a bonus, and for my kids to know him
January 31st, 2013 at 10:26 AM
Ah feel compahssion for dis man.
Signed, Der Governator
January 31st, 2013 at 10:27 AM
Yeah, but you’d be a bastard whether you had a dad or not.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:27 AM
…the Himalayan walking shoe
one of the great things about being a grown-up is you don;t grow anymore, so you hook into some clothing or gear that you love and you have ti for life. got these from an old gf in 2000 or so, so i think fondly of her for that among other reasons
/great tits
January 31st, 2013 at 10:27 AM
Comment 9 man!
January 31st, 2013 at 10:28 AM
This is so true.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:30 AM
Eh, I took a different tangent.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:30 AM
Here’s one of the bad things: after a certain age, you start to shrink.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:30 AM
i learn hoops from darrell, and if nobody argued around here it would be dull. he seems pretty smart, though i may not be the best judge
January 31st, 2013 at 10:32 AM
after a certain age, you start to shrink.
i hope you are older than me nada, bc nothing’s shrinking on me yet, except my tolerance for bullshit and of course, time
January 31st, 2013 at 10:37 AM
I think you took the cosine and reported your answer in radians instead of degrees.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:37 AM
I’ll take it upon myself to mention Marino’s terrible wonderlic score
Watched Django last night. It’s in the Queefer zone
/removes self from tanning bed
January 31st, 2013 at 10:38 AM
Comment 9 man!
The commenter anguish of laying down a killer reference and watching it go 100 comments without recognition.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:40 AM
My brain hurts now.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:40 AM
Yeah, but you’d be a bastard whether you had a dad or not.
i suppose the bold means i wouldn;t actually be alive
January 31st, 2013 at 10:42 AM
Like trying to impress a girl and she walks right by you. Stings
January 31st, 2013 at 10:42 AM
Question: Is Darrell the same as benjamin franklin rodriguez? Soomeone yesterday thought Meth was Cowboy Mike (mole).
January 31st, 2013 at 10:43 AM
But you would live on in our hearts.
/ No coop’d! No coop’d!
January 31st, 2013 at 10:43 AM
Stings
got stung on the hand and the face. i tell ya bees and wasps are something other than else!
/jeremy’d
January 31st, 2013 at 10:44 AM
yes nada, darrell=benjamin
January 31st, 2013 at 10:44 AM
I watched broken city and its better than DJanngo
January 31st, 2013 at 10:46 AM
i watched mama and its the best movie since john carter
January 31st, 2013 at 10:47 AM
Meth was Cowboy Mike (mole).
No. Meth is Meth. No doubt about that. Meth hates his job. Mole gets stoned at his job.
January 31st, 2013 at 10:49 AM
He was always known for his quick release…
January 31st, 2013 at 10:56 AM
mama sucks. Stand up Guys is way better
/
Im a criminal
January 31st, 2013 at 11:00 AM
See; Lewis, Ray
January 31st, 2013 at 11:36 AM
Dan couldn’t help himself. He was born with a gift of putting it in the end zone.
January 31st, 2013 at 12:36 PM
no uterus in the rectum wildcat
January 31st, 2013 at 1:14 PM
At least we know that Dan can still sling it.
(Is that better Otis?)
January 31st, 2013 at 1:16 PM
And ability to fit it into tight windows
January 31st, 2013 at 1:17 PM
At least we know that Dan can still sling it.
(Is that better Otis?)
like it. i feel like there’s an opportunity to work in that fake spiking TD against the jets, but i’m nearing deadline, so have at it
January 31st, 2013 at 1:42 PM
The production assistant first became attractive to Dan when she heard that Dan was very stiff in the pocket.
January 31st, 2013 at 4:29 PM
When does his adopted Chinese daughter turn 18???
January 31st, 2013 at 10:14 PM
Let he without sin… you know the rest