If you were watching PFT Live on Friday morning, you must have experienced the alarming emergency the network faced. Mike Florio and co-host Michael Holley were discussing the various storylines around the NFL with the preseason underway. But in the final 30 minutes, the two-hour show turned terrifying.

Holley became visibly unwell before losing consciousness and falling out of the frame of the screen. After the scare, the network has shared an update.

“During Friday’s @PFT_Live, Michael Holley fainted on the air. Michael is fine — except for the five stitches in his knee from the cut he suffered when he fell from his chair,” the show announced on X.

The incident happened in the final 30 minutes of the live show, which airs weekdays at 7:00 AM ET on Peacock, NBCSN, and SiriusXM 85. NBC Sports’ Pro Football Talk host Mike Florio was mid-conversation discussing ESPN analyst Troy Aikman’s alleged conflict of interest with the Miami Dolphins when Holley began visibly struggling on screen.

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He started to sway, wide-eyed, he blinked repeatedly, and then leaned back before tipping out of frame entirely. A sound consistent with him hitting the floor was audible over the broadcast.

Florio wrote that he was focused on the camera at the top rather than the monitor showing Holley. Since the co-host was having trouble with his in-ear piece, Florio thought Holley was moving because he was facing the problem again. But when he looked at the screen, he stopped immediately, with concern visible on his face.

“What happened to Michael Holley?” Florio said on air, before adding, “Did he just pass out?”

The show cut straight to a commercial break as they helped Holley with any assistance he required. Florio then revealed what had happened that led to Holley’s unconsciousness.

Mike Florio reveals why Holley fainted and what follows for the network

Florio later published a detailed account of what happened on the NBC Sports website. He revealed that Holley had not eaten or drunk anything before the early morning broadcast. Adding to that was the fact that his home studio runs very warm. With the show continuing, Holley became overheated and passed out.

One good thing to take away is that Holley is fine and did not get severely injured. He did need five stitches in his knee from where he cut it on the fall. Florio also reflected on a protocol gap the incident exposed.

Two years ago, Florio had experienced what he thought might be a heart attack during a live episode. He realized at the time that no one in the control room had his wife’s phone number on hand in case there was an emergency. The same gap existed on Friday.

“Moving forward, we’ll have emergency contact information for all co-hosts who appear from home instantly available,” Florio wrote.

Within a minute of the fall, Holley was moving again. Florio confirmed his wife was contacted and that informed that Holley was fine. The co-host will return to the live show on his next scheduled date as planned. However, the network did make a deliberate decision.

The show did not re-air Friday’s episode on Peacock, NBCSN, or Sky Sports, where it typically runs again after the live broadcast. NBC took clips down from social media out of respect for what had happened on air. Some made it to YouTube before that could happen, and fans watching them spread worry fast.

For regular PFT Live viewers, the scene was unlike anything they had seen on the program. The weekday show has been on the air for 15 years; Holley has been a part of it for two years, but what happened with him was a first for the program.

PFT Live is built around the NFL’s biggest stories, but the hosts also bring plenty of personality to the show. They debate, joke with one another, and give their own takes instead of simply reading through the day’s news. And the regular viewers can expect to see Holley and Florio return to the set again as scheduled.