During the NFL Honors ceremony last week, internet comedian Druski made a show of mispronouncing the name of Offensive Player of the Year Jaxon Smith-Njigba. The comedian initially said Smith-Njigba’s name properly before repeating it without the “J,” in a manner that made it sound like the N-word. In a post celebrating Smith-Njigba’s big win, Read more... The post Jaxon Smith-Njigba shares origin of family name after Druski joke appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Stephen A. Smith liked Bad Bunny’s halftime show, but he thinks he would have liked it even more if some of the songs were in English. Bad Bunny’s performance was the most controversial Super Bowl halftime show since…well, last year’s Super Bowl halftime show, when half the audience seemed to love Kendrick Lamar’s performance and Read more... The post Stephen A. Smith: ‘Would have been nice if some of the songs were in English’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Ryen Russillo became one of the viral news stories of Super Bowl week when an explicit photograph appeared on his Instagram story overnight on Thursday. After an entire weekend of silence on the situation, Russillo has delivered an explanation — sort of. In the latest episode of The Ryen Russillo Show, the veteran host revealed that Read more... The post Ryen Russillo on explicit Instagram story: ‘I don’t know what happened and I’m sorry that it did’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Michael Kay thinks NBC should have fired Tony Dungy on the spot for refusing to discuss his Pro Football Hall of Fame vote during the network’s Super Bowl pregame show. The longtime voice of the New York Yankees devoted several minutes of The Michael Kay Show on Monday to eviscerating Dungy for turtling when asked Read more... The post Michael Kay says he’d fire Tony Dungy for refusing to discuss Hall of Fame vote on NBC appeared first on Awful Announcing.

This week, YouTube TV is rolling out several new offerings aimed at paring down its bloated base package to give consumers more affordable, genre-targeted options. Perhaps the most highly anticipated of these new “skinny bundles” is the sports package. But even sports fans will have multiple new options to explore. Below, we break down each Read more... The post A full breakdown of YouTube TV’s new skinny bundle offerings appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Right as pitchers and catchers are due to report to spring training, many baseball fans will be without the network offering wall-to-wall coverage of the sport. On Jan. 31, MLB Network went dark for Optimum subscribers after the league and Altice USA, Optimum’s parent company, failed to reach a renewal on its distribution deal. According Read more... The post MLB Network goes dark on Optimum amid carriage dispute appeared first on Awful Announcing.

President Donald Trump took to Truth Social over the weekend to give his blessing to a major media consolidation. Last summer, Nexstar and Tegna, two of the largest ownership groups of local broadcast stations in the country, announced plans to merge under one umbrella. Nexstar owns over 200 stations across the country, while Tegna owns Read more... The post Trump blesses Nexstar-Tegna merger, paving way for more consolidation appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Ahmed Fareed will host NBC’s Sunday Night Baseball pregame show when the network returns to MLB this spring, handling studio duties while Bob Costas works in what both he and NBC have described as an “emeritus role” focused on on-site contributions. NBC announced Fareed’s assignment during Super Bowl pregame coverage Sunday, adding baseball to a Read more... The post Ahmed Fareed to host NBC’s MLB studio coverage appeared first on Awful Announcing.

There has always been a complicated professional relationship between reporters and coaches. That’s expected. That’s normal. Reporters and coaches have different goals. The media strives to get as close to the truth as possible. Coaches strive to proactively protect their players and their organization by limiting what the media sees and hears. This often leads Read more... The post Bengals’ Zac Taylor and Capitals’ Spencer Carbery deserve applause for their acts of kindness appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Maybe Drake Maye didn’t know Cam Newton was on First Take the first time he accused the New England Patriots of being “fool’s gold,” but he probably knows it this time. Newton sparked a feud with the Patriots and Maye last November when he called New England fool’s gold because of their supposed easy regular Read more... The post Cam Newton takes victory lap for calling Patriots ‘fool’s gold’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

YouTube wants more NFL games, and the NFL is already laying the groundwork to sell them. Christian Oestlien, YouTube’s vice president of subscription products, told Bloomberg that the company is interested in bidding on additional NFL rights when the league opens negotiations later this year. “We really value our partnership with the NFL,” Oestlien informed Read more... The post YouTube exec says company is ‘very excited’ about possibility of acquiring more NFL rights appeared first on Awful Announcing.

John Sutcliffe had tears in his eyes Sunday night as he described what Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show meant to Latino viewers at home. The ESPN Deportes reporter addressed Spanish-speaking viewers after Bad Bunny’s 14-minute performance at Levi’s Stadium, which was performed almost entirely in Spanish and featured guest appearances from Lady Gaga and Read more... The post ESPN’s John Sutcliffe gets emotional over Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show appeared first on Awful Announcing.

After getting caught on a hot mic lamenting a “boring” Olympic event, NBC announcer Todd Richards addressed his blunder. During the Men’s Big Air snowboarding final over the weekend, Richards was heard saying, “That was boring. That was so boring. The qualifier was more exciting” on the Peacock broadcast. After the clip went viral on Read more... The post NBC announcer addresses hot mic at Olympics appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Taking to social media ahead of Super Bowl LX, Jake Paul made it clear how he felt about Bad Bunny performing in the Super Bowl LX halftime show. But come Monday morning, “The Problem Child” was singing a different tune. In a series of social media posts the day after the Big Game, Paul backtracked Read more... The post Jake Paul backtracks after calling Bad Bunny a ‘fake American citizen’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

No, dummy, Super Bowl LX ratings aren’t out yet. Nor has viewership been revealed for the halftime show. That hasn’t stopped the clickbait from fringe social media news sources, however. Even for the Super Bowl, Nielsen does not release full viewership numbers on Mondays. It is possible that a preliminary “fast national” number could be Read more... The post No, Super Bowl LX ratings aren’t out yet appeared first on Awful Announcing.

As Adam Schefter ran down a list of recent NFL coaching hires during ESPN’s pregame Super Bowl coverage on Sunday, he saved the most sentimental for last. Turning his attention to the New York Jets, ESPN’s NFL insider made note of Gang Green’s recent addition of Seth Ryan as the team’s new passing-game coordinator. The Read more... The post Rex Ryan reacts to Adam Schefter report that Jets hired his son appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Fred Warner and Kyle Shanahan showed up to Levi’s Stadium on Sunday for work. The difference was that they were analyzing the Super Bowl instead of playing in it. The two 49ers figures joined NBC’s pregame coverage as guest analysts and earned rave reviews for their seamless transition to the sports media world.  For a Read more... The post Fred Warner, Kyle Shanahan shine on NBC’s Super Bowl pregame at their home stadium appeared first on Awful Announcing.

Forget about Kenneth Walker III, Sam Darnold or Mike Macdonald. Chris Canty knows the real MVP of Super Bowl LX was Russell Wilson. Wilson hasn’t thrown a pass for the Seahawks since the 2021 NFL season, and he hasn’t won a playoff game since 2019. At 37 years old, he’s not even a starting quarterback Read more... The post Chris Canty: ‘This is the championship that Russell Wilson built’ appeared first on Awful Announcing.

New England Patriots left tackle Will Campbell walked past reporters multiple times Sunday night without saying a word, declining to address what happened during one of the worst individual performances by an offensive lineman all season. Campbell allowed 14 quarterback pressures in the Patriots’ 29-13 Super Bowl loss to Seattle, according to Next Gen Stats. Read more... The post Patriots’ Will Campbell declined to speak with media after brutal Super Bowl performance appeared first on Awful Announcing.