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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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Downtown Devin Brown•126 months
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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St Jean The Baptiste•126 months
Hey OP let's hear you speak for 3.5 hours and see if you don't mispronounce a word.
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stonerolledaway•126 months
He should immediately be fired and replaced with another race of men that is sinless and perfect.
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MirrOlure•126 months
Who cares .. If he did would he be lying ?? Did he call him a plantation worker ??? get real people !!
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dreaux•126 months
Who gives a shite.
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Gumbo1•126 months
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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Peliclown•126 months
What did he mean to say
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LSU_Saints_Hornets•126 months
Aren't 99% of the running backs black anyways?! Now I can see if he said Quarterblacks or punterblacks lol
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KindaRaw•126 months
Nonstory. He tried to correct himself. C'mon Larry...
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Byron Bojangles III •126 months
Because he's not better than Danny Woodhead
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TangipahoaTiger•126 months
He gone
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