Bryant Gumbel tried his hand at NFL commentating. It didn’t go so well.
He received criticism for his performance as a play-by-play announcer for the NFL Network. In this role, he has made numerous mistakes, such as incorrect use of football terminology, repeatedly confusing details about which team called a timeout, was called for a penalty, or recently scored and even referred to Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback Tony Romo as “Rick Romo” after the Cowboy’s win over the Green Bay Packers, saying “We’ll try to get a word in with Rick Romo..” He even referred to San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore as “Al Gore”. On April 11, 2008, Gumbel and the NFL Network announced a mutual decision to end his play-by-play duties.
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July 14th, 2008
LOL!
July 14th, 2008
Thankfully he has Olympic gymnastics coming up.
July 14th, 2008
it was a great line from the worst announcer in nfl history. Rick Romo…