Sad News: so bad he will not play again…….
ESPN commentator fuels fake injury conspiracy theory on Monday Night Football
As the camera panned to Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell, the ESPN commentary team seemed to draw up some interesting conclusions after T.J. Hockenson picked up a knock
ESPN analysts had a lot to say after the camera panned to Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell amid an injury to T.J. Hockenson
ESPN commentators had a lot to say after the camera panned to Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell amid an injury to T.J. Hockenson(ESPN)
By Tom Beattie
12:45, 24 Oct 2023UPDATED14:37, 24 Oct 2023
Play-by-play announcer Joe Buck fueled a conspiracy theory after ESPN cameras had apparently caught the Minnesota Vikings’ head coach telling T.J. Hockenson to ‘go down’.
With the tight end hobbling having picked up a knock in the second quarter against the San Francisco 49ers, the camera panned to coach Kevin O’Connell. The 38-year-old would stand accused of commanding his ailing star to hit the deck, to allow him to receive treatment on the field.
With 8:35 remaining in the half and the Vikings having just picked up 30 yards to stand on their opponents’ two-yard line, the game was duly stopped. However, that did not stop ESPN’s commentators theorizing that O’Connell had told one of his most formidable red zone threats to fall to the ground for cynical reasons.
ESPN announcer Joe Buck was the first to raise an eyebrow as he revealed that the Minnesota head coach had given the order as Hockenson was limping off the field. He said: “We just caught Kevin O’Connell on camera saying ‘T.J. go down.'”
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It appeared that ex-Dallas Cowboys star Troy Aikman was in agreement with his fellow announcer as he went further by presenting the theory that he had feigned an injury ahead of what appeared to be a crucial scoring opportunity. Agreeing with Buck, he said that the Vikings star was ‘buying some time’.
The ‘Monday Night Football’ broadcast headed into a commercial break as the stricken tight end received treatment, with the game having been stopped. From there Buck and Aikman seemed to go back on their initial thoughts having seen further footage.
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