Attempting exhausting is a superb trait generally. Until you are a sportscaster. Then, it may possibly backfire on you in an enormous method.
That was the case Saturday evening when former NFL participant and present ESPN analyst Robert Griffin III.
Throughout Ole Miss’ in the end profitable comeback try towards LSU, Griffin was searching for a dramatic metaphor to explain the Rebels stopping an LSU participant and got here up with this one.
“They lifted that man up there as if he have been Jesus they usually have been going to place him on the cross.”
RGIII talks concerning the Ole Miss protection that put Jesus on the cross there pic.twitter.com/1Qi58mvcWO
– @BourbonAndBeer (@BourbonAndBeer) October 1, 2023
For that reason, Griffin was utterly and deservedly ridiculed by X.
RG3 will be the richest man on the planet
– ColtonP78 (@Colton418) October 1, 2023
As a person of religion and a proud Catholic, I’ve to say I discover this very humorous! Rattling I like it @RGIII On the microphone! https://t.co/2tEYKW4uOG
-Brett Gemas (@BrettGemas) October 1, 2023
Extremely offensive factor to say.
– And others (@VeterDad) October 1, 2023
Extremely offensive factor to say.
– And others (@VeterDad) October 1, 2023
It’s unlikely that Griffin might be compelled to apologize. It is not as if he offended somebody the left cares about, like Leah Thomas.