Report: FOX Sports investigating leak of Troy Aikman-Joe Buck flyover comments
The buzz over the flyover comments from Joe Buck and Troy Aikman went viral. The Hall of Fame quarterback felt obligated to respond a day later to the “controversy.”
I love a flyover but It was odd to see one over a mostly empty stadium but I am an unwavering patriot that loves this country, has always respected our flag, supported the men and women in the armed forces as well as those in uniform who serve & protect and for anyone to suggest
— Troy Aikman (@TroyAikman) October 20, 2020
otherwise doesn’t know me, my beliefs or what I have stood for my entire life.🇺🇸
— Troy Aikman (@TroyAikman) October 20, 2020
Now, Wednesday comes word FOX Sports is investigating an internal leak of the video, which SI’s Jimmy Traina reports was done in a rehearsal and not caught on a hot mic.
No, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman were not caught on a hot mic. They were the victims of an inside job: TRAINA THOUGHTS https://t.co/uHU6LPFI6l
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) October 21, 2020
Buck will address this situation on his podcast, Daddy Issues, which comes out Thursday.
… it seemed pretty clear if you listened to the audio, that Buck and Aikman were goofing around and being sarcastic.
Two, and most important, they were not caught on a hot mic. This did not take place during a break in the Packers-Bucs game.
This was done before the game, during a rehearsal. That means someone who works at FOX, either in a truck or a broadcast studio, pulled the clip on purpose and then leaked it on purpose to make Buck and Aikman look bad. And the fact that one of their co-workers would leak this clip to make the broadcast duo look bad really sucks.
There’s going to be hell to pay for someone if and when FOX is able to find the source of the leak. Hard to imagine someone with the network would have it in for both of the top-flight announcers.
