Fareed started off his career for one year at
WXMI-TV, There, he covered the
Washington Redskins, the
Norfolk Tides,
Virginia Tech Hokies, and the
Virginia Cavaliers. Prior to his work at
NBC Sports Bay Area in
San Francisco, he was employed with
MLB Network from 2011 to 2012, where he appeared regularly on studio programming including
MLB Tonight and
Quick Pitch. Fareed has also served as a studio host on USA Network and NBCSN for the 2016 Summer and 2018 Winter Olympic games. In July 2021, Fareed also served as a studio host on NBCSN and Olympic Channel for the
2020 Tokyo Olympics. In 2022, Fareed started serving as the field reporter for
MLB games on
Peacock. In November, he hosted the 2022
Golden Goggle Awards at the
Marriott Marquis in
New York City. Fareed is currently a co-host on
College Countdown, NBC's pregame show for its college football and college basketball coverage and contributes to NBC's horse racing and
Premier League coverage, most notably during the
2025 Kentucky Derby, when he replaced
Mike Tirico after he had to step away from hosting coverage of it when he had a significant reaction to his nut allergy. During the
2023 NFL season, Fareed also hosted
Football Night in America due to
Maria Taylor going on maternity leave. Fareed had previously filled in as host when Taylor hosted from the
Sunday Night Football game site, or, during the
2020 season, when Tirico filled in for
Al Michaels, and
Liam McHugh was unavailable to host in studio. Fareed would later replace Taylor as host of
Big Ten College Countdown beginning in 2025 so that Taylor could focus on her
NBA hosting duties, while also being named host of a Monday night NBA studio show on
Peacock. He also co-hosts the Chris Simms Unbuttoned podcast with NFL analyst and former quarterback
Chris Simms. On February 5, 2026, it was announced that Fareed will serve as host of the
2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics, beginning in
Milan on February 6, 2026, as a result of
Craig Melvin (who was originally chosen to host) withdrawing from Olympics coverage due to the disappearance of fellow
Today Show co-anchor
Savannah Guthrie's mother,
Nancy Guthrie, which occurred on January 31, 2026. On February 15, 2026, it was announced that Fareed will serve as substitute host of the
2026 NBA All-Star Game as the result of
Maria Taylor is currently on schedule for the Olympic coverage. ==Personal life==