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Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Sometimes ESPN’s Jon Gruden talks so fast and off the cuff he says things I'm sure he doesn't even know he's saying. Last night on Monday Night Football, he declared New York Giants RB Shane Vereen “one of the best receiving black backs in football.” Whoops...

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Aren't 99% of the running backs black anyways?! Now I can see if he said Quarterblacks or punterblacks lol
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Who gives a shite.
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Nonstory. He tried to correct himself. C'mon Larry...
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Because he's not better than Danny Woodhead
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He should immediately be fired and replaced with another race of men that is sinless and perfect.
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I saw it live and it clearly was a slip of the tongue. He said black and quickly corrected saying back. He didn't intend to say black back.
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Who cares .. If he did would he be lying ?? Did he call him a plantation worker ??? get real people !!
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He gone
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Hey OP let's hear you speak for 3.5 hours and see if you don't mispronounce a word.
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Sounds like he meant to say "one of the best receiving backs" but accidentally started to say blacks ... so he corrected himself
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What did he mean to say
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