There are certain risks associated with being a reporter. Some dodge bullets overseas. Others confront crooks regarding their crimes. The NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport has to deal with flying footballs.
On Sunday before the Texans-Packers game, Rapoport was delivering sideline report when, out of nowhere, a football came flying into his shot and hit him in the chest and face, producing an priceless facial reaction. Rapoport was a little flustered and asked if anyone else saw what happened before regaining his composure and carrying on:
“That’s funny in itself, but the way Rapoport handles himself after getting that surprise is professionalism at best,” Yahoo writes. “Oh, sure, it would’ve made a much better video if he’d lost his mind and cursed out whichever backup quarterback lost control of his tosses, or if his nose slowly started bleeding while he discussed Aaron Rodgers, but hey, we take what we can get.”
Submitting your tip... please wait!
JUSTANOTHEROPINION
Oct. 15, 2012 at 11:16pmI could what that looped over and over. Funny crap. Loved it, absolutely loved it.
Report this comment
AmerNDN10
Oct. 15, 2012 at 10:49pmIt’s not even a pink, more like a neon HOT pink and it isn’t a good match with My Big blue superbowl champs! :o( Maybe NFL should donate 2/3rd’s of their profits toward cancer research instead.
Report this comment
68Truthseeker
Oct. 15, 2012 at 6:15pmShocking Secrets and Verifiable Facts about Barack Obama the MSM Refuses to Report
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxB0FlYayGA
BOMBSHELL: Obama Wears Ring 30+ Years: ‘There Is No God But Allah’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCyJivhT43E
Report this comment
righthanddrive
Oct. 15, 2012 at 4:49pmEnglish failure guys. Pelted implies footballs were thrown at this guy. This guy was hit by one errant throw/kick. But to the larger issue…is this news when we have the First Lady proclaiming that the economy is firing on all cylinders and the bad guys, i.e., us do not believe her?
Report this comment
blair152
Oct. 15, 2012 at 2:00pmThe show must go on.
Report this comment
GoodStuff
Oct. 15, 2012 at 12:41pmThe NFL is unwatchable during October. The pink scourge must come to an end. We all support breast cancer research; but do we really need football players to wear pink for an entire month??
Report this comment
BlessedGirls2
Oct. 15, 2012 at 2:54pmYes, you idiot we do!
Report this comment
lordamercy
Oct. 15, 2012 at 3:33pmNO! I’m a female NFL fan, and I HATE all the pink crap all over everything (and everyone)! It’s insulting to me that they think by plastering pink on things that it will A. Stop breast cancer. B. Entice more women to become fans of the NFL. Of course curing breast cancer is a big concern for me, but this is not the venue to promote it! Leave the colors as they should be!
Report this comment
Big Media Bias
Oct. 15, 2012 at 4:05pmI cannot stand that pink crap all over the NFL.
VISUAL POLLUTION
Why don’t they just wear Susan G Komen Planned Parenthood ABORTION lapels why they are at it.
Keep your colors on 5K walks and runs, please!!!!!! Oh, and you ain’t getting a penny from me.
Report this comment
formidable_foe
Oct. 15, 2012 at 4:09pmAgreed. If they’re going to do it at all, I wish they would limit it to one weekend. Enough is enough.
Report this comment
PATTY HENRY
Oct. 15, 2012 at 4:25pm@LORDAMERCY: I’m a big NFL fan, and a breast cancer survivor and I hate the PINK. REALLY HATE IT.
To me, it’s a bunch of pink lady types ‘guilting’ men into wearing pink. Much better they take that $$$ and donate it to research but to wear shoes, gloves, etc. ??? STUPID.
PS: I’m not really sure what good organizations like KOHMAN do. I tried to help mother dying of cancer needing $ for groceries (all her $ had gone for medicine, child care) and they could come up
with a whopping $ 150 – but only in weeks and with many forms filled out. She was dead by then. Then I keep hearing about cures that have been found but thwarted because it would put a lot of people out of work – drug co’s etc. OH, HOW WE NEED HONESTY !! SO: NFL OWNERS? Drop the stupid pink stuff – make donations instead. MEN are men and women are women. This progressive one sex stuff stinks.
Report this comment
bhosux
Oct. 15, 2012 at 10:35amI guess his pink ribbon did not create a force field of morality to protect him.
Report this comment
AmericanStrega
Oct. 15, 2012 at 11:06amHAH! Your post is PRICELESS! Thanks for a much needed laugh.
AmericanStrega
Report this comment
Proverbs17-12NLT
Oct. 15, 2012 at 9:42amIf that was a female reporter, would that of been sexual harassment?
Report this comment
SammyStutsfruckle
Oct. 15, 2012 at 10:09amIf that had been a female reporter it would have bounced off fake breast landing in hands of receiver and ran for a touchdown.
Report this comment
huey6367
Oct. 15, 2012 at 9:18amTotal professional. Kept on going like almost nothing happened. Class act. How many of the narcissistic reports would just let that go like that?
Report this comment
BernieKittyCat
Oct. 15, 2012 at 10:13amCan you imagine if Costas had that happen to him? I kind of wish it was Costas. Can’t stand that guy!
Report this comment
ScoobyCheese
Oct. 15, 2012 at 9:06amNow that’s a good sports reporter. Just laugh about it and keep going. I would have loved to have seen the reaction of one of the female sideline reporters, though, if this would have happened to them. I have flashbacks of the Brady Bunch where Marcia gets smacked in the nose with the football right before a dance.
And, for all the “slow news day?” type posts, you didn’t have to click on this story. Are you going through withdrawals because that space could have been taken up by yet another story of how the current administration has misled us, or how our government has overstepped it’s bounds, or are you just upset that there’s no real clever way to insert Ron Paul into the conversation? Well, here’s one for you:
“That reporter is really a socialist in disguise. In ‘taking one for the team’ he was acting ‘for the greater good’ just so he could get more attention and, therefore, more power. Ron Paul would have ducked.”
Better?
Report this comment
Max jones
Oct. 15, 2012 at 2:28pmRon paul would not have had to duck….he’s only 5’2”. Wears a size 5 shoe….Weighs 116 lbs.
Report this comment
PaulreveresDarknight
Oct. 15, 2012 at 8:32amOk. But if clown prince were the reporter then. The Q B later faces fines and jail. :) Then cover up. While club Gitmo is emptied on us. Think they like sport events too. Stay focused…Reload.
Report this comment
80mesh
Oct. 15, 2012 at 8:23ampelted means … multiple balls, (unlike 0blame 0 that has none ) i was hoping that the team emptied the ball bag on him … i would have rather watched the annointed one get pelted with shot puts after he did such a good job getting the olympics for shatcago
Report this comment
woodyee
Oct. 15, 2012 at 9:23amReally, sometimes these Blaze writers come off as amateurs – I like them, but they wouldn’t want me for a boss.
Report this comment
reconmarine
Oct. 15, 2012 at 8:16amSlow day in the news folks???
Report this comment
AmericanStrega
Oct. 15, 2012 at 11:08amMaybe, but at least it was a good laugh. We all need a few of those now-days.
Report this comment
Eastinfection
Oct. 15, 2012 at 8:16amFore!!!
Report this comment
watashbuddyfriend
Oct. 15, 2012 at 8:14amWy did I stop by for this?
Report this comment
Gonzo
Oct. 15, 2012 at 8:22amBecause you can’t resist a good football to the face video?
Report this comment
piper60
Oct. 15, 2012 at 7:57amHe didn’t let it faze him, just kept right on going.
Report this comment
FlagWavingPatriot
Oct. 15, 2012 at 7:52amThis passes as news? I just saw this on Fox and Friends, too.
Geesh. What have we become?
Report this comment
Gary_K
Oct. 15, 2012 at 7:29amWho cares?
Report this comment