There is little chance that ESPN's pre-game production meetings covered an emergency like what happened to Damar Hamlin on Monday night in detail. But the network's reporters and broadcasters delivered in an unprecedented situation, BOOMbaca writes.
McFarland was immediately adamant that the NFL should not move forward with the game and was able to offer insight into the emotions the players must have been experiencing. Salters again distinguished herself, this time with updates from the tunnels of Paycor Stadium about meetings between the Bills and Bengals and how the NFL would proceed.
Once the game was suspended, ESPN went to late-night"SportsCenter" host Scott Van Pelt. Perhaps the greatest gift of"SVP" is that he is a host who gets it. His tone never wavered and captured the moment. His shepherding kept the spotlight on Hamlin's health and siphoned in reaction across the league and sports world.
Joining Van Pelt was analyst Ryan Clark, who offered his own personal experience of sickle cell anemia that almost caused him to lose his life in 2007. Clark emphasized Hamlin the person – a 24-year-old living the dream, which became a"nightmare," Clark said. It was succinct and powerful commentary.
The doctors and emergency medical personnel should be celebrated for their efforts thus far to keep Damar Hamlin alive. What ESPN had to do pales in comparison. But it should not go unnoticed.
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