ESPN legend Chris Berman was behind the desk for his signature “Fastest 3 Minutes” highlight segment during halftime of Monday night’s Ravens/Chiefs broadcast. It wasn’t the smoothest three minutes of his career. Here Berman botches two names of quarterbacks—MVP hopeful Josh Allen and the recently-benched Mitchell Trubisky—in a span of 15 disastrous seconds.
“Jared Allen” and “Nick Trubisky” tough fastest 3 min for Boom...... #MNFxESPN #ChiefsKingdom #RavensFlock #NFL #Boomer @ESPNNFL @BarstoolBigCat @PFTCommenter @ProFootballTalk pic.twitter.com/48QX8cgNGv
— FirePace! (@Chillsince92) September 29, 2020
This was another swing and a miss for Berman, who said the Texans (he clearly meant Titans) are 3-0.
Berman’s blunders can probably be attributed to Freudian slips—“Jared Allen” was a prominent NFL player at one point. Though the mistake-riddled segment led some, including James Neveau of NBC Chicago, to wonder if the veteran host has lost his fastball.
Chris Berman called Mitchell Trubisky "Nick Trubisky" and called Josh Allen "Jared Allen" during his fastest three minutes. I think it's about time for him to be done.
— James Neveau (@JamesNeveau) September 29, 2020
Luckily for Berman, most viewers didn’t seem to notice his slip-ups, praising the ESPN lifer for his humor and enthusiasm, including a probably unintentional Cardi B reference.
Berman’s “Nick” Trubisky gaffe got plenty of traction on social media Monday night, though luckily for the ESPN lifer, he probably won’t have to say his name again for a while. Coach Matt Nagy announced Monday that Nick Foles will serve as the starter going forward, leaving Mitchell Trubisky as the Bears’ backup.
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