Jaw-dropping sports activities reporter informed ‘cry me a river’ in ‘tone deaf’ feedback storm
FOX Sports star Erin Andrews has been criticised by NFL fans after opening up about career sacrifices on her podcast, with social media users calling her comments ‘tone deaf’
Erin Andrews, the celebrated on-air personality at FOX Sports, has opened up on the harsh realities of her profession – but it hasn’t gone down well with NFL supporters.
With an impressive broadcasting career stretching almost two decades, the 47-year-old American TV favourite has reported on numerous major sporting events across the country.
Recently, she commended Tom Brady for his development as a broadcaster. However, this gruelling schedule has required personal sacrifices. The NFL sideline correspondent confessed that her career frequently takes priority over her private life.
“This is what I say to everybody who asks about our job, and this is what one of my first professors said,” Andrews revealed on an episode of her ‘Calm Down’ podcast.
“Well, he said it in a way that was very, very to the point, and because I grew up with a dad who was on television for a living I got it,” reports the Mirror US.
“He said, ‘If you don’t want to make $40,000 in your first job, get out. If you don’t want to be told you need a nose job, get out. If you don’t want to be divorced, get out. If you don’t want to work holidays, get out’.”
The remarks, however, didn’t sit well with NFL fans, who instantly unleashed their anger on social media.
One posted: “Cry me a river. Her net worth is about $20 million! $20 MILLION to smile and ask simple questions that any one of us can ask. I’d guarantee every serviceman and first responder works a lot harder for a lot less and doesn’t whine about it.”
One person responded with a touch of sarcasm: “You poor thing. I feel so bad for you. How are you going to make it? Tone deaf.”
“Does not have my sympathy, sorry,” another was less sympathetic, commenting. A third shared their own experience, “$40k? My 1st offer was $18k. Brutal back in 2000.”
Andrews, who tied the knot with former Los Angeles Kings player Jarret Stoll in 2017 and welcomed their first child six years later, has since softened her professor’s message but the essence remains.
“I don’t say it like that, but I say, ‘You gotta love what you do’, she explained.”
She went on to detail the personal sacrifices she’s made for her career: “Because I miss all holidays. I didn’t get married until I was in my 40s. Not that that is going to be your route, but I live out of a suitcase. I miss a lot of stuff – I missed a lot of weddings, I miss a lot of events.”
Despite the sacrifices, Andrews believes the rewards of her dream job in sports broadcasting, which has seen her work with ESPN and FOX, far outweigh the drawbacks.
“You have to love it to get you through the fact that [that] I’m not going to be home for Thanksgiving next week or, you know, Christmas is cut short. Yeah, but I’m getting to work Packers-Lions,” she explained.
“We miss out on a lot of stuff, and I just think you have to take into account, ‘What do I love the most to help me through when times are tough and the job isn’t like all the glitz and glam.”
