Charissa Thompson Will Be Back On The Air Tonight Amid Scandal
CLEVELAND, OH - SEPTEMBER 22: Thursday Night Football host Charissa Thompson takes part in a segment prior to a game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Cleveland Browns at FirstEnergy Stadium on September 22, 2022 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)
NFL broadcaster Charissa Thompson is getting blasted on social media for admitting on "Pardon My Take" that she's made up some halftime reports in her career.
“I’ve said this before,” Thompson said. “I haven’t been fired for saying it, but I’ll say it again. I would make up the report sometimes, because A) the coach wouldn’t come out at halftime, or it was too late and I didn’t want to screw up the report. So I was like, ‘I’m just gonna make this up.’
“Because first of all, no coach is gonna get mad if I say, ‘Hey, we need to stop hurting ourselves, we need to be better on third down, we need to stop turning the ball over and do a better job of getting off the field.’ They’re not gonna correct me on that. So I’m like, it’s fine, I’ll just make up the report.”
Despite all the backlash surrounding Thompson's admission, she will be leading Prime Video's pregame, halftime and postgame coverage for tonight's Bengals-Ravens game.
A few hours ago, Thompson promoted the latest matchup for "Thursday Night Football."
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Eventually, Thompson will probably have to address her comment about fabricating halftime reports.
In the meantime, Thompson will probably keep the focus on tonight's game in Baltimore.
