The ESPN coverage was predictably terrible. Everyone trying to "out sad" the other guy.

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The ESPN coverage was predictably terrible. Everyone trying to "out sad" the other guy.

Author: ELP (9323 Posts - Joined: Oct 18, 2020)

Posted at 7:34 am on Jan 3, 2023

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Croc tears, next time you boo a player remember he's a human being (what?), this is unprecedented, this never happened before, false info reported about players reporting in 5 minutes, pointing fingers at the NFL for not canceling game sooner.. Typical night for the media and ESPN. If ESPN would have used at least one of their 40k employees to do minimal research, they would have discovered this was not unprecedented because it happened in 1971 with the death of Lions WR Chuck Hughes. A TV game vs the Bears. As of this morning, these idiots are still going with last nights talking points. Here's hoping for a full recovery for the young man.

Replies to: "The ESPN coverage was predictably terrible. Everyone trying to "out sad" the other guy."

Pray for Bill’s Hamlin [NT] - spiff72nd - 9:23pm 1/2/23 (24) [View All]
- Pure speculation on my part but wonder if the shot to his chest caused cardiac arrest. Hope he’s ok. [NT] - jray - 10:20pm 1/2/23
  - Thought of this when I heard. Have heard of this previously with regard to young lacrosse players. - TakethetrainKnute - 6:13am 1/3/23
  - Most likely a condition called Commotio Cordis from what I've been reading. [LINK] - guiness4everyone - 10:24pm 1/2/23
    - I had never heard of that, but this video explains it [NT] [LINK] - Shadow_of_the_Dome - 11:05pm 1/2/23
      - Happened to Chris Pronger in the NHL years ago. He was hit with a puck to the heart. [NT] [LINK] - guiness4everyone - 11:26pm 1/2/23
- God bless him. How long was he on the field for? News saying almost 30 - ndphysics - 10:03pm 1/2/23
- That was horrible. Prayers his way. Brutal game. [NT] - Frank L - 9:55pm 1/2/23
  - The thing is, it didn't appear to be a brutal play. It appeared to be a condition other than the hit [NT] - Irish_Demon - 10:11pm 1/2/23
    - Didn’t appear to be, but the shot to the chest may have contributed to the cardiac arrest. - Frank L - 10:28pm 1/2/23
      - I think you probably got the "shot" part right [NT] - OklahomaIrishman - 10:31pm 1/3/23
      - Agreed. [NT] - Irish_Demon - 10:36pm 1/2/23
- Amen [NT] - Hibakusha - 9:41pm 1/2/23
- Prayers for Bill. [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 9:33pm 1/2/23
  - Who is Bill? His name is Damar. [NT] - fredyo - 10:16pm 1/2/23
    - Sorry,took his team above for his name,but praying for Damar.. [NT] - cubsfanin16 - 10:25pm 1/2/23
      - Understood. No harm. [NT] - fredyo - 10:38pm 1/2/23
- 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏 [NT] - Domer From Hell - 9:31pm 1/2/23
- Just horrible! I hope he's going to be OK. CPR on the field, then giving O2 while loading him into - guiness4everyone - 9:28pm 1/2/23
- I have never seen that before. CPR on the field. Prays go out to him [NT] - PBHangingChad - 9:26pm 1/2/23
  - Devon Walker from Tulane. Oddly, they showed it during the Tulane game because he was at the game - BillsND - 9:42am 1/3/23
  - Chuck Hughes. Detroit Lions vs Bears. 1971. Died on the field from heart attack. - ELP - 9:39pm 1/2/23
    - I would stop play today. [NT] - Hibakusha - 9:48pm 1/2/23
      - The locals say that's what they've decided. Some players are closer than family members. [NT] - fredyo - 9:55pm 1/2/23
        The ESPN coverage was predictably terrible. Everyone trying to "out sad" the other guy. - ELP - 7:34am 1/3/23