NFL pundit Skip Bayless was forced into a grovelling apology after fans called him out for a disrespectful tweet during Monday night's game between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. Bills star Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on the field and remains in a critical condition in hospital.
The game was suspended and eventually postponed in the first quarter with the Bengals leading 7-3 at the time. And Bayless questioned how the NFL was planning to deal with the scheduling of the re-arranged game, writing: "No doubt the NFL is considering postponing the rest of this game - but how? This late in the season, a game of this magnitude is crucial to the regular-season outcome ... which suddenly seems so irrelevant."
NFL fans were quick to call out Bayless for his tweet, questioning why he was thinking of the schedule rather than the 24-year-old's health. NBA star Isiah Thomas called on Fox Sports to fire the talkshow host, while Jacksonville Jaguars punter Logan Cooke called the tweet "disrespectful."
