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Cleveland Radio Host Suspended for Calling Baker Mayfield a Midget
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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.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com