![]() ![]() To have any credibility whatsoever, Amazon must have someone who will raise the obvious question of whether Tua should have been playing at all tonight, after what happened on Sunday. ![]() And the public would be more informed for it. If there were a professional NFL journalist or reporter on this Amazon halftime set, the full story here would be told and analyzed. As the announcer, analyst, I’m having a tough time right now." – Ryan Fitzpatrick on - his former Dolphins teammate - Tua Tagovailoa /kvmwYA8cu0Īmazon just did an entire halftime segment on Tua without mentioning that Tua was tested for a concussion 4 days ago or that the NFLPA requested an investigation. "As a player, you've gotta move on, you've gotta play the game. While they all expressed deep concern for the quarterback, which is human and valid, their discussion stopped way short of where it needed to be. Not only did they fail to tell the story and scope of Tua’s situation, but they seemed to actively avoid any mention of necessary context. The panel, which includes the host Charissa Thompson and former NFL players Tony Gonzalez, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Richard Sherman, lacked the kind of journalist mentality that was needed at the moment. The halftime show, however, is where Amazon’s TNF coverage really failed. ![]() But they also didn’t dig into the larger discussion or provide context which detracted from the honest conversation that needed to happen. įrom the booth, Al Michaels and Kirk Herbstreit refused to speculate about the nature of the injury, which was a good idea. And STOP showing him lying there on the ground - this doesn’t need to be re-aired throughout the game either, nor should it be. ![]()
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