{"id":66498,"date":"2023-02-14T10:04:39","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T10:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/14\/chris-bermans-super-bowl-postgame-comment-is-why-we-need-more-black-history\/"},"modified":"2023-02-14T10:04:39","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T10:04:39","slug":"chris-bermans-super-bowl-postgame-remark-is-why-wed-like-extra-black-historical-past","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/2023\/02\/14\/chris-bermans-super-bowl-postgame-remark-is-why-wed-like-extra-black-historical-past\/","title":{"rendered":"Chris Berman&#8217;s Super Bowl postgame remark is why we&#8217;d like extra Black historical past"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"sc-1eow4w5-1 eLNveM align--bleed js_marquee-assetfigure\" data-id=\"4ce17111f082dfee543a350fdb8938b0\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/4ce17111f082dfee543a350fdb8938b0\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"2993\" data-height=\"1680\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" contenteditable=\"false\" draggable=\"false\">\n<div class=\"sc-1eow4w5-2 loxZOX has-data img-wrapper\" contenteditable=\"false\" style=\"max-width:2993px\" data-link-reference=\"\" data-link-target=\"\" data-syndicationrights=\"true\" data-imagerights=\"getty\" data-hide=\"false\" data-hidecredit=\"false\"><span class=\"sc-1eow4w5-0 dnhHtZ js_lightbox-wrapper\"><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.1%\" class=\"sc-1eow4w5-3 lktKQM image-hydration-wrapper\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_80,pg_1,q_80,w_80\/4ce17111f082dfee543a350fdb8938b0.jpg 80w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_140\/4ce17111f082dfee543a350fdb8938b0.jpg 140w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_265\/4ce17111f082dfee543a350fdb8938b0.jpg 265w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_340\/4ce17111f082dfee543a350fdb8938b0.jpg 340w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_490\/4ce17111f082dfee543a350fdb8938b0.jpg 490w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_645\/4ce17111f082dfee543a350fdb8938b0.jpg 645w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_740\/4ce17111f082dfee543a350fdb8938b0.jpg 740w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_965\/4ce17111f082dfee543a350fdb8938b0.jpg 965w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1165\/4ce17111f082dfee543a350fdb8938b0.jpg 1165w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1315\/4ce17111f082dfee543a350fdb8938b0.jpg 1315w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1465\/4ce17111f082dfee543a350fdb8938b0.jpg 1465w, https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fit,f_auto,g_center,pg_1,q_60,w_1600\/4ce17111f082dfee543a350fdb8938b0.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 25em) calc(100vw - 32px),(max-width: 37.31em) calc(100vw - 32px),(min-width: 37.37em) and (max-width: 49.94em) calc(100vw - 32px),(min-width: 50em) and (max-width: 63.69em) 800px,(min-width: 63.75em) and (max-width: 85.19em) calc(66.5vw - 32px),800px\" alt=\"Chris Berman talks to Chief\u2019s head coach Andy Reid following the Super Bowl.\" draggable=\"auto\" data-chomp-id=\"4ce17111f082dfee543a350fdb8938b0\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-alt=\"Chris Berman talks to Chief\u2019s head coach Andy Reid following the Super Bowl.\" data-anim-src=\"\"\/><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-1ptbguh-0 hxeMec caption\">Chris Berman talks to Chief\u2019s head coach Andy Reid following the Super Bowl.<\/figcaption><figcaption class=\"sc-7s1ndr-0 ikKPtM has-caption\">Image<!-- -->: <!-- -->Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span data-id=\"4ce17111f082dfee543a350fdb8938b0\" data-recommend-id=\"image:\/\/4ce17111f082dfee543a350fdb8938b0\" data-format=\"jpg\" data-width=\"2993\" data-height=\"1680\" data-lightbox=\"true\" data-recommended=\"false\" data-hide=\"false\" class=\"js_recommend\"\/><\/figure>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Chris Berman\u2019s postgame NFL Primetime ramblings have been the soundtrack of my childhood, man. But in Sunday night time\u2019s Super Bowl postgame, Berman stepped means exterior of his experience together with his ponderings concerning the first showdown in <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;Internal link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/super-bowl-jalen-hurts-patrick-mahomes-black-quarterbac-1850107123&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/super-bowl-jalen-hurts-patrick-mahomes-black-quarterbac-1850107123\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Super Bowl historical past between black quarterbacks<\/a><\/span>\u2013 and positioned his foot squarely into his mouth. Before main right into a spotlight of Super Bowl LVII, Berman highlighted Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes\u2019 historic conflict by becoming Abraham Lincoln\u2019s birthday into the dialog. It didn\u2019t come throughout in addition to he imagined it could although.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"twitter-embed\"><iframe data-src=\"https:\/\/deadspin.com\/embed\/inset\/iframe?id=twitter-1624984370825293824&amp;autosize=1\" autoresize=\"true\" id=\"twitter-1624984370825293824\" data-recommended=\"false\" width=\"500\" height=\"159\" class=\"core-inset lazyload\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"\" webkitallowfullscreen=\"webkitAllowFullScreen\" mozallowfullscreen=\"mozallowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">The solely constructive factor you may say is that we\u2019re fortunate \u201conce you go Black, you never go back\u201d didn\u2019t come to thoughts first. I\u2019m going to imagine Berman was talking extemporaneously, earlier than he bit into these highlights, as a result of it\u2019s worse if he was studying that off a teleprompter. I\u2019d hope the operator noticed that line coming and had the sense to strive shortly scrolling previous it. <\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1jaa1bu-0 ifBgoa align--bleed\" id=\"193757\"><figcaption class=\"sc-1ptbguh-0 hxeMec caption\">Chris Berman\u2019s impeccable timing on an Abe Lincoln birthday shoutout<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"sc-1bwb26k-1 fvPqJk\" id=\"h67298\">More acceptable references have been proper there<\/h2>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Berman didn\u2019t have to achieve that far into his vacuous jar of historic references to seek out one thing profound to say. It\u2019s already Black History Month. If he wished to speak about how far we\u2019ve come, Abe Lincoln isn\u2019t the historic reference to go together with there. Randall Cunningham, Donovan McNabb, and Michael Vick have been extra acceptable comparisons. How about peering again at Warren Moon\u2019s Edmonton Eskimos vs. JC Watts\u2019 Ottawa Rough Riders within the <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;http:\/\/tsn.ca\/cfl\/chuck-ealey-super-bowl-57-two-good-qbs-who-happen-to-be-black-kansas-city-chiefs-philadelphia-eagles-1.1916590#:~:text=The%20CFL%20was%20also%20ahead,in%20American%20politics%20after%20football.&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"http:\/\/tsn.ca\/cfl\/chuck-ealey-super-bowl-57-two-good-qbs-who-happen-to-be-black-kansas-city-chiefs-philadelphia-eagles-1.1916590#:~:text=The%20CFL%20was%20also%20ahead,in%20American%20politics%20after%20football.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">1981 Grey Bowl<\/a><\/span>? In 1982, Moon edged out Conredge Holloway, who was additionally the primary black SEC quarterback, within the 1982 Grey Cup. Each a type of figures\u2019 influences did extra for black quarterbacks than Lincoln.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Secondly, it\u2019s fairly presumptuous of him to imagine Hurts and Mahomes are even descendants of slaves. Unless there\u2019s a family tree deep dive on them each that I missed, I\u2019m unsure it\u2019s clever to spout off about their household timber. This may shock folks to listen to, however there are thousands and thousands of black people on this nation who don\u2019t even have roots within the Antebellum South. Berman\u2019s mouth bought forward of his mind on that downhill slope.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">A decade in the past, ESPN <span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/1230879-espn-responds-to-growing-public-concerns-about-chris-berman&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/1230879-espn-responds-to-growing-public-concerns-about-chris-berman\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was already fielding complaints<\/a><\/span> about Berman\u2019s on-air efficiency.<\/p>\n<div class=\"bxm4mm-15 BiRlJ\">\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-0 sc-1atgi65-1 bdNdA-D js_commerce-inset-permalink\" data-inset-url=\"https:\/\/howl.me\/ci7OGvrIw84\" data-inset-category=\"CommerceInsetMobile\">\n<p>G\/O Media might get a fee<\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-3 hMBKyp creative-type-A\"><a category=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-1atgi65-4 dxZfFS js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;CommerceInsetMobile&quot;,&quot;Click&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/chris-berman-abraham-lincoln-super-bowl-black-history-1850108888&quot;],[&quot;ns:unique&quot;,&quot;CommerceInsetMobile&quot;,&quot;Click&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/deadspin.com\/chris-berman-abraham-lincoln-super-bowl-black-history-1850108888&quot;],[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;CommerceInsetMobile&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/howl.me\/ci7OGvrIw84&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/howl.me\/ci7OGvrIw84\" data-linktype=\"[t|mod-all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-6 gLSKws\">\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-10 hherpH js_lazy-image\"><picture class=\"lazy-picture\"><source media=\"all\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,fl_progressive,g_center,h_180,q_80,w_320\/ea937a6be4b3267062c3c39661d4ad47.jpg\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Samsung Presidents Day Appliance Sale\" src=\"https:\/\/i.kinja-img.com\/gawker-media\/image\/upload\/c_fill,f_auto,fl_progressive,g_center,h_264,pg_1,q_80,w_470\/ea937a6be4b3267062c3c39661d4ad47.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-15 jrXWJC\">\n<p>BUNDLE AND SAVE<\/p>\n<p>Samsung Presidents Day Appliance Sale<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"sc-1atgi65-12 dRyRwx\">\n<p class=\"sc-1atgi65-13 iFlqWg\"><strong>Save on refrigerators, washers and dryers, and more<\/strong><br \/><span>The Samsung Presidents Day Sale event features price cuts and promotions on refrigerators, washers and dryers, vacuums, and much more. Unsure which pieces are worth your time? We\u2019ve got a great selection here to choose from so you can pick up what best speaks to you before the sale ends on March 1.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Tom Jackson\u2019s insights used to balance out Berman\u2019s off\u2013the\u2013cuff analysis. Without that equilibrium, Berman is the emperor with no clothes. Speaking without thought gets him going viral for all the wrong reasons.<\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-77igqf-0 bOfvBY\">Berman had his run, but it\u2019s 2023 now. ESPN keeps digging him back up every time they cut costs, but every time they do, he\u2019s a little more decayed. ESPN holding onto Berman\u2019s fossils like a comfort blanket while letting all their young talent<span><a class=\"sc-1out364-0 hMndXN sc-145m8ut-0 kGbjEv js_link\" data-ga=\"[[&quot;Embedded Url&quot;,&quot;External link&quot;,&quot;https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2023\/02\/09\/mina-kimes-espn-nfl\/&quot;,{&quot;metric25&quot;:1}]]\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/sports\/2023\/02\/09\/mina-kimes-espn-nfl\/\" goal=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> slip away<\/a><\/span> is a testomony to how dynasties fall into break.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Chris Berman talks to Chief\u2019s head coach Andy Reid following the Super Bowl.Image: Getty Images Chris Berman\u2019s postgame NFL Primetime ramblings have been the soundtrack of my childhood, man. But in Sunday night time\u2019s Super Bowl postgame, Berman stepped means exterior of his experience together with his ponderings concerning the first showdown in Super [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":66500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[50],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-66498","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66498","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=66498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/66498\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=66498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/showbizztoday.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=66498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}