Live television is never easy. It becomes exponentially more difficult when tragedy breaks and little information exists. On a horrific night for Damar Hamlin and the NFL, ESPN showed humanity, richarddeitsch writes.
“We were sitting in the green room eating dinner when we got word that we were needed back on set,” said McFarland. “As I’m walking toward the set my only thought was, ‘What exactly do they want us to say?’ That’s all Adam Schefter and I were thinking. I’ve hit people and been hit so many times on that field, and to see that play out where we are watching life and death play out on national television is an uncomfortable feeling.
Kolber asked him about the notion of returning to the field and McFarland was able to personalize things in a way for those of us in the audience who have never suited up in the NFL. The game broadcast went to a break after the play and then showed two initial replays before going again to commercial. Those replays were very hard to watch. You could hear Aikman audibly react when Hamlin fell backward to the ground next to an official. There were shots of anguished players and players praying.
Information was fluid. Buck said on multiple occasions the players would have five minutes to warm up, citing the league, and at one point, broadcast cameras showed Bengals quarterbacktossing warm-up throws. Buck asked Aikman how the players could navigate this emotionally, and Aikman offered honesty — he had no answer.
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