Cleveland Radio Host Suspended for Calling Baker Mayfield a Midget
Good morning.
Cleveland radio host Tony Grossi is suspended indefinitely for calling Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield a “fucking midget” on a hot mic. Here’s the video, which shows hosts Aaron Goldhammer and Tony Rizzo at the NFL Combine, then you can hear Grossi’s voice come in around the 28 second mark:
https://twitter.com/BarstoolTate/status/1232376205854347266?s=20
It’s a little hard to hear, but it goes something like this:
“Wentz, Watson, keep it going.”
“Mahomes?”
“Mahomes. And now burrow.”
“And who do we got? a fucking midget.”
Said ESPN Cleveland in a statement:
“We are aware of Tony Grossi’s statement about Baker Mayfield. The term Tony used is a derogatory slur to describe Little People. Good Karma Brands will not tolerate derogatory language that demeans others or groups of people.”
Apparently Grossi is the same guy who asked Mayfield a series of questions back in October, which resulted in him walking out of a press conference.
Grossi apologized for the hot mic incident:
— Tony Grossi (@TonyGrossi) February 25, 2020
If anybody cares, Mayfield is listed at 6’1″. Kyler Murray and Russell Wilson are both shorter. There ya go.