Update 01/03/2023 4:13pm:
Skip Bayless caught major heat for his tweet about Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsing on the field during Monday (January 2) night's game against the Bengals, which led to the game being postponed.
After the incident, Skip tweeted, "no doubt the NFL is considering postponing the rest of this game - but how? This late in the season, a game of this magnitude is crucial to the regular-season outcome … which suddenly seems so irrelevant."
After receiving a wave of backlash, Skip added, "Nothing is more important than that young man’s health. That was the point of my last tweet. I’m sorry if that was misunderstood but his health is all that matters."
On Tuesday's episode of "Undisputed," Skip hosted alone, as Shannon Sharpe was out for undisclosed reasons. Skip revealed that he was having a difficult time hosting the show in light of Damar's health. He told viewers, "I apologize for what for what we're going to set out to do here today, if it offends anyone because we're going to try to do the show pretty much as usual we do the show. I'll admit up front that I'm still shook up what happened last night to Damar Hamlin. In fact, I'm still wrecked. In fact, I'm not sure I'm capable of doing this show today."
Skip added, "We wrestled through much of the night whether to even do a show today because it felt like in our minds, we almost can’t win with this because the last thing we want to do is come off as insensitive to what this young man is going through in a life or death situation."
Original 01/03/2023 12:28am:
The Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals were set to cap off a jam packed Week 17 of the NFL season with the marquee game on Monday Night Football. However, the contest was cut short after Bills safety Damar Hamlin was given CPR after collapsing on the field.
The choice to postpone the game was an obvious choice to many, except for FS1's Skip Bayless who tweeted, "No doubt the NFL is considering postponing the rest of this game - but how? This late in the season, a game of this magnitude is crucial to the regular-season outcome ... which suddenly seems so irrelevant."
Bayless's tweet received responses from many across the sports world, specifically those from the realm of football who were none too pleased with his remark.
"Damar Hamlin’s LIFE is in the balance. Get your head out of your A**," tweeted Robert Griffin III.
Skip came back roughly an hour after his initial tweet to clarify his comments. “Nothing is more important than that young man’s health. That was the point of my last tweet,” said Bayless. “I’m sorry if that was misunderstood but his health is all that matters. Again, everything else is irrelevant. I prayed for him & will continue to.”
Hamlin remains in critical condition...
Source: Twitter.com