Robert Griffin III reveals his wife is STILL pregnant following his dramatic exit from Fiesta Bowl
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Robert Griffin III reveals his wife is STILL pregnant following his dramatic departure from his Fiesta Bowl coverage duties after being told he went into labor mid-TCU upset by Michigan
- Robert Griffin III shared an update on Twitter that his wife is still pregnant
- The analyst was part of ‘Field Pass with The Pat McAfee Show’ for the Fiesta Bowl
- During the third quarter of the playoff semifinal, he was told that his wife was in labor.
- He told his co-hosts that he had to leave before running off the field in the middle of the game.
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Robert Griffin III revealed that his wife is still pregnant even though he had to make a hasty early exit from covering TCU’s Fiesta Bowl win over Michigan on New Year’s Eve after being informed that he had taken leave. Birth.
During the third quarter of the college football playoff semifinal, Griffin received the news that his wife, Estonian heptathlete Grete Griffin, was in labor live.
The anchor was appearing on coverage of ESPN’s ‘Field Pass with The Pat McAfee Show’ and dramatically had to run off the field after hearing the news.
Robert Griffin III had to step down from Fiesta Bowl coverage duties after his wife went into labor
But the presenter has since revealed that his wife, Estonian heptathlete Grete Griffin, is still pregnant.
The former NFL quarterback’s co-hosts were initially confused as to why he was on the phone mid-game.
But her confusion quickly turned to joy when Griffin hung up and announced, ‘Sorry guys, I’ve got to go. My wife is going into labor.
Griffin then hugged them all as they congratulated him before running off the field and off the broadcast.
But ultimately, his quick efforts to go back in time weren’t necessary, as he shared an update on New Year’s Day, revealing that his wife hadn’t had the baby yet.
The host was appearing on ESPN’s ‘Field Pass with The Pat McAfee Show’ coverage.
Griffin was hugged by his co-host before running off the field and broadcast.
He tweeted: ‘UPDATE!!! Southwest got me home on time! Because our baby decided that IT WASN’T TIME TO GO OUT YET.
‘We are home and enjoying the other kind of fireworks of 2023. Baby Girl must have known that mommy and daddy have never spent a New Years apart. GOD KNEW where he had to be.’
Grete’s date tweeted Griffin’s tweet with an update of her own, posting: ‘Baby said SIKE! Thank you all for the sweet messages, but as of now, I’m still pregnant and couldn’t be more grateful to @RGIII for taking the first flight home. My hero!!!!’
Griffin’s big escape added another layer of drama to the thrilling game in which TCU upset No. 2 seed Michigan to set up a final showdown against Georgia.
Both Robert and Grete took to Twitter to provide updates, joking that the baby wasn’t ready yet.