Ben Watson and ESPN co-analyst Peter Burns seem to have smoothed things over after an awkward scene unfolded on the set of SEC Network’s halftime show Saturday that resulted in Watson walking off the set after Burns cracked a joke about his wife.
Burns, who had not yet commented on the matter publicly, took to Twitter and apologized for crossing the line with his on-air remark.
“While it was a joke, the truth is that I crossed the line, you should never joke about family so that I owe a public apology to Ben & Kirsten 100%,” Burns wrote in response to another user. “@BenjaminSWatson couldn’t have handled it better with his humor and class. We all good & proud to call him a friend & coworker.”
