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Former defensive end Michael Strahan appeared to indirectly criticize Fox commentator Skip Bayless for his controversial Damar Hamlin tweet.
Bayless appeared to question the NFL’s decision to postpone Monday’s Bills-Bengals game in a tweet after Buffalo safety Hamlin went into cardiac arrest on the field.
Bayless came under fire from critics for the post, which he apologized for during Tuesday’s episode of FS1’s ‘Undisputed’, but refused to remove it.
Michael Strahan (L) appeared to take an indirect dig at Fox commentator Skip Bayless (R)
Damar Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest during the first quarter of the Bills-Bengals game
On Fox’s Sunday NFL coverage ahead of the Bills’ first game since the traumatic incident, Michael Strahan appeared to indirectly call out Bayless when he and co-hosts discussed Hamlin claiming someone on the network had done ‘inhumane’ things. .
He insisted that no-nonsense people like him and the rest of the panel understand the impact words could have on Hamlin and his family during the traumatic events.
“You talked about humanity… but there were things done here, by someone here on this network, that were inhumane,” Strahan began.
‘Sensible people and sensible human beings have hearts and understand that their words and what they say really have an impact on that young man’s family. All attention must be on that young man and his recovery.
‘For sensible people like us here to say that it didn’t affect anyone in [Fox]and no one in [Fox] mentality, that’s a lie. Obviously she didn’t talk to us. Because we care. And it matters to any sensible human being that this young man’s life was bigger than any football game.
Bayless’s offensive tweet came as Hamlin was being revived on the pitch at Paycor Stadium on Monday night.
“No doubt the NFL is considering postponing the remainder of this game, but how?” Bayless asked in his tweet. “At this point in the season, a game of this magnitude is crucial to the outcome of the regular season … which suddenly seems so irrelevant.”
Bayless’s offensive tweet came as Hamlin was being revived on the turf Monday night.
Hamlin collapses after landing a tackle on Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Tee Higgins (85)
Buffalo Bills players were visibly upset and stunned as security was attended to on the field.
The NFL confirmed that play would not resume and Hamlin remains hospitalized in Cincinnati, but is showing positive signs of progress and is now breathing without a tube.
Bayless hosted “Undisputed” without co-host Shannon Sharpe on Tuesday, a day after her insensitive tweet and Hamlin’s meltdown.
But when Sharpe, a former tight end, returned Wednesday, the pair sparked an on-air spat over the post.
Sharpe could not finish his monologue without being interrupted by the sullen Bayless.
“Skip tweeted something, and while I don’t agree with the tweet, I hope Skip will delete it,” Sharpe said before Bayless intervened.
“Timeout,” Bayless said Wednesday. “I’m not going to remove it, because I keep what I tweeted.”
Bayless was embroiled in an on-air dispute with co-host Shannon Sharpe over her tweet.
After a moment of turmoil between the two, Sharpe tried to refocus the conversation by referencing Tuesday’s absence and reiterating his concern for Hamlin.
“I was just going to say, Skip, I didn’t want to, yesterday, get into a situation where Damar Hamlin was the problem,” Sharpe continued. We should be talking about him and not get into your tweet.
That’s what I was going to do. But you can’t even let me finish my opening monologue without you interrupting me.
Bayless was apparently unaware that Sharpe would be broaching the subject on Wednesday.
“I was under the impression you weren’t going to bring this up, because no one here had a problem with that tweet,” Bayless said.
Sharpe disagreed.
“Clearly the bosses wanted you to offer an explanation,” Sharpe said.
Bayless calmly replied, “No, they didn’t.”
Both Bayless and Sharpe seemed agitated as the segment came to a close, but they refrained from raising their voices again.