ESPN's Ed Werder mocks Andy Reid's weight on SportsCenter, apologizes on Twitter
Ed Werder, who covers the NFL for ESPN, was on SportsCenter on Friday discussing Andy Reid new job with the Chiefs, but managed to slip in a joke about Reid's weight.
ESPN's Ed Werder mocks Andy Reid's weight on SportsCenter, apologizes on Twitter
Matt Mullin, Sports Editor
Ed Werder, who covers the NFL for ESPN, was on SportsCenter on Friday discussing the biggest offseason storyline in the NFL: Andy Reid being named the Kansas City Chiefs' next head coach.
During the course of the segment, Werder pointed out that Chiefs owner Clark Hunt and now-former GM Scott Pioli met with Reid in Philadelphia for close to nine hours, but flew home to Kansas City while Reid remained in Philly.
Why did Reid stay? According to Werder's questionable sense of humor, one potential reason is that Reid may have "put the plane over its weight limit."
Thank you. Thank you. I'll be here all week. Try the veal.
Later, Werder took to Twitter to apologize for his "bad attempt at humor."
I don't have a huge problem with Werder making a joke about Reid's weight - maybe because during his 14-year tenure I have become so accustomed to hearing them that I block them out.
What's really offensive is how unfunny the joke - or attempt at a joke - was to begin with.
ESPN is full of idiots being no more than in-the-know sportsmen. Good grief, what waste of a man's life.— joedog- Well...let's face it. Reid is obese. The new team gets two numb skulls for the price of one.
— DarnelX - Why was Werder even commenting on Reid, instead of his usual fawning over Jerry Jones and the 'Boys?— Colonel Angus
- Stay classy, ESPN.— NotMyRealName123
- 'Classy' and 'ESPN' dont belong in the same sentence. — The Truth Hurts
- ESPN is finding it difficult to be different from everyone else. I can only watch so much of sports center. I get sick when I hear "as cool as the..." that's when I turn the channel, which usually takes 5 minutes...or less.— yeadon75
- at least he didn't say Reid was a cornball Caucasian.— palmyra21
- It would seem to me Andy Reid is having the last laugh. He has a great new situation, a terrific owner and passionate fans. He's obviously still missed in Philly or his every move wouldn't be reported by the Philly media. I still think we made a mistake. On to our version of Steve Spurrier in Washington.— Lockyer
- "Andy Reid....obviously still missed in Philly..." Speak for yourself,friend, and not the rest of us. — TEDcGEGI
- they suspended the black guy now suspend the white guy— bag-of-donuts
- When they have what seemed like an in-studio birthday party for a second string QB (Tebow), complete with Herm Edwards wearing a 4 year old's birthday hat, that pretty much tells you all you need to know.— deanwermer
- I'm not saying the joke was appropriate or hilarious, but it wasn't that offensive or out of character with standard jokes about Reid's weight. No need to get high and mighty over that wisecrack.— frankenslade
- ESPN is terrible and boring, but no one else thinks that was sort of funny?— ConverseB24
- A fat joke? A fat joke that is as old as airplanes themselves? Why in the world would anyone think that is funny. Maybe if you're 7 years old and you're sitting around with a bunch of other 7 year old and you told that joke and farted at the same time. Maybe you'd laugh then but if you're older than 12, no, not funny. — mephisto
- If you know better, then don't do it. Making fun of people because of their weight just isn't funny. Period.— sighpatrol
