Maria Taylor has done it all for ESPN — she’s covered college and pro sports on the sideline and as a host, providing terrific commentary and doing interviews, including a memorably cringe-worthy one with John Calipari that she handled really well.
On Monday night, she joined the first game of the Monday Night Football doubleheader broadcast as the sideline reporter for the Giants and Steelers game, her first time covering an NFL game.
As Awful Announcing reported, Dan McNeil, a host with 670 The Score in Chicago, tweeted and deleted a criticism of Taylor’s outfit that she wore during the game, asking if she was “a host” for a adult entertainment awards show due to her outfit, a completely sexist and misogynistic comment.
Taylor came right back and called him out, while also sending a message: “Please bring your misogyny with you to the NBA Countdown double header I’ll be hosting tomorrow night. Hey ladies remember you can wear whatever you feel confident in!”
Well Danny Dearest if you would like to continue making sexist comments about me…please bring your misogyny with you to the NBA Countdown double header I’ll be hosting tomorrow night. Hey ladies remember you can wear whatever you feel confident in! @670TheScore @DannyMac670 https://t.co/bN0H582isU
— Maria Taylor (@MariaTaylor) September 15, 2020
Taylor got so much support from Twitter for her NFL debut:
Always ride with @MariaTaylor – I love you my sister. Keep being GREAT. These haters could never.
— Taylor Rooks (@TaylorRooks) September 15, 2020
Does Maria Taylor ever sleep? One minute she’s doing NBA countdown then she’s handling College Gameday interviews and before you know it she’s holding down the MNF sideline reporter position. Manages to do all of those jobs very well. Work ethic on 1,000.
— Chris Williamson (@CWilliamson44) September 15, 2020
This is a @MariaTaylor appreciation tweet.
Absolute QUEEN.
— christina. (@_ceemarieee) September 15, 2020
Tonight, @MariaTaylor adds #NFL to a career resume that already includes #NBA, college football, men's and women's basketball, and more. #MakinMoves pic.twitter.com/YKow3iTWcL
— bill hofheimer (@bhofheimer_espn) September 15, 2020
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