It’s football season if you’re anywhere in the vicinity of North America, and it’s the one thing that is universally loved, no matter who you voted for in the last election. Being the most popular sport in America usually means escapism, a chance to leave the drama of the real world behind. However, folks watching Amazon’s broadcast of Thursday night Football between the Miami Dolphins and Buffalo Bills got an unexpected TMZ-like segment on star Miami Wide Receiver Tyreek Hill.
Shared on X, formerly known as Twitter, user NFL_DovKleiman shared a clip from the broadcast that captured the bizarre and unusual moment during a tense matchup. In the fourth quarter, with about 7 minutes left, the camera cuts to Tyreek Hill on the sideline as the Thursday Night Football sideline reporter, Kaylee Hartung, began describing the various allegations facing Miami’s best receiver and the domestic violence his ex-wife is accusing him of.
This caused many NFL fans in the comments to go wild, as they felt a game is not the place for TMZ-like reports and rumors. Perhaps all the Taylor Swift distractions have pushed the average NFL fan over the edge, and they’re tired of the real world intruding on their escapism. Here is what some frustrated fans had to say.
“So unnecessary. The latest accusation is via a TMZ leak of their divorce papers”
“They’ve always done this society has grown too soft to even fathom it”
“Amazon dropping Tyreek’s allegations mid-game… journalism or just killing the vibe for fans who tuned in for football?”
“I usually don’t agree with your click bait takes but not gonna lie, in real time I was like “that was weird”
“I mean… they didn’t lie”
The NFL investigation into the allegations is still ongoing, and the actual divorce filing has its own series of issues that must be resolved in court. Miami’s Tyreek Hill denies the allegations, of course, so we will see what happens next.
