NBC color commentator Cris Collinsworth is blocking out the haters – quite literally – amidst growing calls for his firing.
While making an appearance on the latest episode of The Dan Patrick Show, Collinsworth revealed that hes learned to stop checking social media following Sunday Night Football games that he covers.
Negative. No, no, no – I do not, the 65-year-old asserted. Well, of course [I used to]. When I first got on social media, I had four followers. And my kids told me that I had to sign up, so I signed up.
After the game, I was sitting there, and I had four people. So, I said hello to all of them. I went back on, Hey, how you guys doing? I thought thats what social media was. I had no idea. And theyre like, Dad, no. You just get on. And then they started showing me how to do it.
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It didnt take long for Collinsworth to recognize the dangers of social media. While the majority of his online interactions have been positive, the former NFL wide receiver conceded that every so often a rude exchange leaves a sour taste in his mouth.
The thing that Ive found in our business is that generally, people are very, very nice, he added. We travel all over the country, we go in, they want to talk to you But its still that one in 50 that goes, Hey, arent you Cris Collinsworth? And I go, Yeah. And, generally, the first question is: Why do you hate the whatever their favorite team is. Then, its something along the lines of, Honestly, I think you suck.
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And it hits you like a ton of bricks because youre so used to people being so nice and coming up and being friendly and saying nice things. And the rest of the day, youre walking around, kicking the can down the road; youre like all bummed out.
Over the weekend, Collinsworth received a flurry of harsh comments on the heels of the Cowboys 26-24 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. On more than one occasion, the longtime NBC host attempted his best rendition of Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott’s signature Here we goooo call – prompting many viewers to voice their displeasure on social media.
Please fire Collinsworth we cant take it anymore. Ive had this game muted since the 1st quarter, one X user wrote, with another adding: @SNFonNBC please for the love of — fire Chris Collinsworth. He is so bad, I have this game muted because he wont stfu. Majority of Americans agree
A third asked, Can we fire Collinsworth as viewers? How did he ever get this gig?
Collinsworth, to his credit, has achieved no shortage of success over a decorated broadcasting career thats spanned nearly four decades. Since first joining HBO’s Inside the NFL as a reporter back in 1989, hes gone on to win 17 Sports Emmy Awards while additionally being inducted into the Sports Broadcasting Hall of Fame.
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