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Todd McShay taking a leave of absence

Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:08 pm
Posted by Cole Beer
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Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:08 pm
Todd tweeted this out a little while ago, taking a break for his health and family.

If it is alcoholism, I wish him well. After all, that is a disease just like any other.
Posted by WestCoastAg
Member since Oct 2012
145179 posts
Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:09 pm to
he clearly has something going on. he looks absolutely awful
Posted by GeauxTGRZ
PTal
Member since Oct 2005
4768 posts
Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:10 pm to
Looked bloated and disinterested the other day.
Posted by truthbetold
Member since Aug 2008
7632 posts
Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:11 pm to
He definitely looks like something is wrong. Good luck, Todd.

Wasn't there a pretty signifiant denial or backlash against everyone that said he looked like shite a few months ago, by either the network or McShay himself?
Posted by MrBiriwa
Biriwa,OH
Member since Nov 2010
7116 posts
Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:11 pm to
Good. He sounded terrible doing those live shots. Stuttering and looking off into distance when talking. Something was clearly wrong

Hopefully whatever it is, he comes back 100%
Posted by Cosmo
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Member since Oct 2003
120324 posts
Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:12 pm to
Didnt he have bad covid?
Posted by Roll Tide Ravens
Birmingham, AL
Member since Nov 2015
42612 posts
Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:12 pm to
quote:

Todd McShay
@McShay13

I am going to take some time away to focus on my health and my family. Thank you ESPN for being so supportive and for all the well wishes - I can’t wait to be back on the sidelines soon.
Posted by Roll Tide Ravens
Birmingham, AL
Member since Nov 2015
42612 posts
Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:16 pm to
quote:

Didnt he have bad covid?


He did prior to the incident that happened to him on the sidelines last season, but he sounded just as bad or worse on Saturday.
Posted by usc6158
Member since Feb 2008
35360 posts
Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:19 pm to
quote:

Didnt he have bad covid?



Yes, was hospitalized last year. If he were a serious long hauler, seems like something you would be open about, but who knows. Clearly something seriously wrong.
Posted by Cole Beer
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2008
4584 posts
Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:21 pm to
I noticed this during draft stuff this past March/April, that his face looked noticeably puffy. Maybe it isn't alcoholism, we obviously don't know.
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
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Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:21 pm to
I remember a couple threads last season asking if he was drunk on air
Posted by Dubosed
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Member since Nov 2012
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Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:21 pm to
I remember watching the episode he had last year and thought it was booze and benzos. Either way I hope he can get healthy. Have always liked him.
Posted by ReauxlTide222
St. Petersburg
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Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:30 pm to
His face is becoming deformed
Posted by supatigah
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Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:31 pm to
Posted by Eat Your Crow
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Member since May 2017
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Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:32 pm to
He looked awful and was slurring/misspeaking on his sideline interviews this past weekend.
Posted by Ssubba
Member since Oct 2014
6617 posts
Posted on 9/7/21 at 1:49 pm to
I wonder what kind of punishment the producer gets for letting Todd go on the air like that? Surely someone noticed something in a production meeting.
This post was edited on 9/7/21 at 1:51 pm
Posted by TU Rob
Birmingham
Member since Nov 2008
12740 posts
Posted on 9/7/21 at 2:03 pm to
A guy I know has a bad case of Covid and he got pretty puffy for a while. Hospitalized for over a week, lots of physical therapy afterwards to basically learn to walk again. This was a guy that was in great health, on the skinny side, and when I first saw him in person after he came back from it I almost didn’t recognize him. It has taken several months for him to look normal again
Posted by arcalades
USA
Member since Feb 2014
19276 posts
Posted on 9/7/21 at 2:13 pm to
quote:

leave of absence
is there another kind
Posted by mizzoubuckeyeiowa
Member since Nov 2015
35542 posts
Posted on 9/7/21 at 2:18 pm to
quote:


If it is alcoholism, I wish him well. After all, that is a disease just like any other.


Cue Norm Macdonald.

"My friend told me he has a disease...that he was an alcoholic. I said Richie, sure you have a disease but I think you got the best one. It's the only disease that lets you drink booze all the time."
Posted by nugget
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Member since Dec 2009
13818 posts
Posted on 9/7/21 at 2:20 pm to
quote:

that is a disease just like any other.


That’s one of my favorite South Park episodes every. Randy when to see the fountain of Mary and was pushing all the cancer patients assured because his alcoholism was just as real.
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