On Tuesday, ESPN Cleveland’s Tony Grossi thought the microphones were off when he called Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield a “f**king midget.”
Grossi and Tony Rizzo were in the midst of discussing different quarterbacks when Grossi made the comment. First of all, isn’t Baker like 6’1″?
https://twitter.com/BarstoolTate/status/1232376205854347266
It was immediate trouble for the ESPN reporter and his co-workers. They exchanged glances and it blew up on social very quickly, resulting in articles like this.
Below is the statement released by ESPN Cleveland. In 2020 reporters are harder pressed than ever to reach for perfection and fans are less forgiving than ever of the media and athletes.
"We missed out on Wentz, Watson, Mahomes and now Burrow. And who do we got? A f******g midget" – Tony Grossi
A little bit of personality drama for #ESPN Cleveland. The group didn't take long to issue this statement 👇 pic.twitter.com/kB4IRqALg6
— Gabriel Schray (@schrayguy) February 26, 2020
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