Griese apologizes for Montoya remark
Posted Oct 25, 2009 5:10 PM
MARTINSVILLE, Va. -ESPN broadcaster Bob Griese apologized at the end of Saturday's Ohio State-Minnesota football game for a remark he made about NASCAR driver Juan Pablo Montoya.
Earlier in the telecast, during a promotion for coverage of NASCAR's Chase for the championship, a graphic listed the top five drivers in the points race. Fellow analyst Chris Spielman asked where was Montoya, who is Colombian. Griese replied that he was "out having a taco."
As the telecast was wrapping up, Griese, the Pro Football Hall of Famer and former Miami Dolphins quarterback, apologized for the remark and said that Montoya is one of the best drivers in NASCAR.
In a statement released later, ESPN called the remark "inappropriate" and said Griese plans to apologize again Saturday night during the network's college football coverage.
"ESPN has spoken to Bob and he understands that his comment was uncalled for," the statement said.
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2009-10-25 17:33:13
what if he was to say something like jr. johnson was out having cornbread and fried chicken ?.........Oh yea, thats right i keep forgetting about DOUBLE STANDARDS.
This wasnt a joke it was an attempt to portray a man with a ugly sterotype. You ask where does stupidity end? It ends with stupid head in the sand questions like yours. You are trying to hide behind his racist comments by acting as though this was an innocent joke. ESPN did what was right since they know right from wrong and apparently you DONT!
game, and still a mistake in my book now, as he doesn't give that much to the game coverage. What a mouth and nothing to back it up with........