Sage Steele says ESPN should have been 'crushed' over New Orleans national anthem controversy
Sage Steele says ESPN should have been 'crushed' over New Orleans national anthem controversy
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Former ESPN anchor Sage Steele insists the network deserved to be 'crushed' for failing to show the national anthem at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans. College football fans blasted ESPN after neither 'The Star-Spangled Banner' nor a moment of silence were shown on the main broadcast following the terror attack in New Orleans.
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The game was delayed following the tragedy on Bourbon Street, which claimed the lives of 14 people and left 35 injured. To the dismay of many supporters, however, the anthem and moment of silence were only shown in full on ESPN's SEC Network channel, meaning most viewers did not get to see it.
One fan branded the network 'absolutely disgusting' and now Steele has joined in the chorus on condemnation. 'It was so egregious,' she told OutKick. 'You are a mile away, maybe less than in New Orleans, from where all of those people were murdered on the morning of what was supposed to be the game that was airing on ESPN.
Sage Steele believes ESPN deserved to be 'crushed' for failing to show the national anthem. Fans blasted ESPN for not showing the national anthem or moment's silence at the Sugar Bowl. 'And you chose to ignore it when people are suffering and it’s so much bigger than football? They were crushed. They were crushed, and deservedly so, for not doing it.'.
