Host of Fox Sports and Amazon Charissa Thompson drew criticism yesterday when a clip went viral in which she “admitted to making up coaches’ quotes” while working as a sideline reporter, but during more than an hour of pregame show that Although she hosted last night’s “Thursday Night Football,” Thompson “never mentioned the furore over her remarks. She also “didn’t bring up the subject during a postgame show” afterward. Ravens’ victory over the Bengals. Thompson added in her initial comments that she “assumed no coach would be upset if she misled viewers into thinking they were simply expressing well-worn clichés” (POST FROM WASHINGTON, 11/17).
Read more reactions to Thompson’s comments and their aftermath in today’s Daily.