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Mike Goldberg removed from Fox's NFL broadcast booth for Sunday
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Eric Edholm 2 hours 14 minutes ago
Mike Goldberg's debut as an NFL broadcaster might fall under the category of inauspicious.
In fact, his first NFL broadcast might be his only broadcast.
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Goldberg, who had a rough call in the Week 6 game between the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions with several missed calls and misidentified names, made things worse when he vented (to put it kindly) to fans on Twitter afterward.
Fox now has removed Goldberg from its NFL booth, per Pro Football Talk. He had been scheduled to call the Vikings-Buffalo Bills game in Week 7, but that assignment now will go to veteran Tim Brando. Brendan Ayanbadejo, who, to be fair, was far from perfect in his call last week, as well, will remain on that call with Brando.
Goldberg is most famous for being a UFC announcer, and he also previously has called the NHL's Minnesota Wild games, some college football and — most notably, of course — the Lingerie Football League's championship game.
But his NFL days very well might be in the one-and-done category. You'd have to think that Fox executives were more upset at his social-media rantings than his struggles in the booth, although neither helped his cause. You can't say that Golden Tate is a Vikings receiver and that Norv Turner coaches for the Lions; that doesn't fly on this level.
Let this be the launching pad for the "Free Gus Johnson" folks out there. Start the campaign now. Johnson might be the lead college football announcer for Fox, but you just know there is a strong contingent of his supporters who would love to see him return to calling NFL games in his own inimitable and epic style.
Shutdown Corner
Eric Edholm 2 hours 14 minutes ago
Mike Goldberg's debut as an NFL broadcaster might fall under the category of inauspicious.
In fact, his first NFL broadcast might be his only broadcast.
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Goldberg, who had a rough call in the Week 6 game between the Minnesota Vikings and Detroit Lions with several missed calls and misidentified names, made things worse when he vented (to put it kindly) to fans on Twitter afterward.
Fox now has removed Goldberg from its NFL booth, per Pro Football Talk. He had been scheduled to call the Vikings-Buffalo Bills game in Week 7, but that assignment now will go to veteran Tim Brando. Brendan Ayanbadejo, who, to be fair, was far from perfect in his call last week, as well, will remain on that call with Brando.
Goldberg is most famous for being a UFC announcer, and he also previously has called the NHL's Minnesota Wild games, some college football and — most notably, of course — the Lingerie Football League's championship game.
But his NFL days very well might be in the one-and-done category. You'd have to think that Fox executives were more upset at his social-media rantings than his struggles in the booth, although neither helped his cause. You can't say that Golden Tate is a Vikings receiver and that Norv Turner coaches for the Lions; that doesn't fly on this level.
Let this be the launching pad for the "Free Gus Johnson" folks out there. Start the campaign now. Johnson might be the lead college football announcer for Fox, but you just know there is a strong contingent of his supporters who would love to see him return to calling NFL games in his own inimitable and epic style.
