Boomer Esiason slams Colin Cowherd over Dwayne Haskins blunder
Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason delivered a blistering rebuke of Fox Sports radio host Colin Cowherd after the broadcaster included deceased former Commanders quarterback Dwayne Haskins on his list of players that “can’t win” a Super Bowl.
Esiason addressed the issue on Wednesday with Jerry Recco after Cowherd’s unfortunate error.
“You’re not paying a guy that much money to be that stupid. I’m sorry. You’re just not,” Esiason said. “He mentions his name. It’s one thing if it’s on a graphic. … That goes back to the people that are working behind the scenes. That shows a lack of dedication I think. I think it’s just laziness.”
Esiason went on to slam Cowherd for not caring if he makes mistakes after his co-host suggested the move was potentially on purpose to drum up attention.
“That shows a lack of professionalism, it shows a lack of dedication and somebody let something slip,” the former Jets quarterback added. “And they’re led by a guy that doesn’t seem to really care when he makes mistakes because he’s made a 100 of them. … He’s trying to be a legitimate sports talk host and he mentions a dead quarterback? … That is not on purpose. That is just not knowing what you’re talking about.”
Either way, it was a rough look for Cowherd to not acknowledge a glaring mistake regarding Haskins, who passed away tragically in 2022.
Cowherd referred to the list once again during the 2 p.m. ET hour of his show. However, he didn’t mention Haskins the second time and the show didn’t show the graphic again.
Attorney provides details in Dwayne Haskins’ death
Rick Ellsley of The Ellsley Law Firm sent out a press release in April announcing a civil lawsuit was being filed on Haskins’ behalf due to “previously unseen evidence,” shared to Twitter by NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.
“Dwayne Haskins’ attorney has filed a lawsuit one year after Haskins’ death — based on previously unseen evidence,” tweeted Rapoport.
After rehashing many of the details regarding the motor vehicle accident in which Haskins was killed, the press release examines questions regarding the situation, alluding to the former NFL quarterback’s death being a set-up.
“Many questions remain as to why the truck driver did not avoid hitting Dwayne given the highly visible activity in the area before the impact and the fact that the other drivers did not hit Dwayne,” wrote Ellsley. “The truck driver’s cell phone records have not yet been disclosed. The report also notes that the driver refused to provide a blood sample to the police at the scene and still has not provided the alcohol test results.
“As to what occurred in the hours before Dwayne was killed, many questions remain unanswered. It is believed that Dwayne was targeted and drugged as part of a blackmail and robbery conspiracy. In fact, his highly-expensive watch was stolen from him shortly before his death.
“The filing of this lawsuit is an important step in the process of uncovering the complete truth about this tragedy. The civil justice system allows for subpoenas to be issued for critical documents and for sworn testimony to be taken of people who have knowledge about the events leading up to Dwayne’s death.”
Stephen Samra contributed to this report.