00:00This is Carissa Thompson, former NFL sideline reporter and current Fox Sports and Amazon Prime video host.
00:07However, during a recent recording of the Pardon My Take podcast, she admitted that when she was sideline reporting, she
00:13would often make her reports up.
00:15During the podcast, she said, quote, I've said this before, so I haven't been fired for saying it, but I'll
00:20say it again.
00:20I would make up the report sometimes because A, the coach wouldn't come out at halftime or it was too
00:25late and I was like, I didn't want to screw up the report.
00:28So I was like, I'm just going to make this up.
00:30She went on to say they were harmless lies, adding that whatever she reported the coaches told her was always
00:35pretty standard stuff.
00:37Adding, no coach is going to get mad if I say, hey, we need to stop hurting ourselves.
00:41We need to be better on third down.
00:43We need to stop turning the ball over and do a better job getting off the field.
00:46And when she previously admitted to having done this back in 2022, she said she did it because she, quote,
00:51didn't want to throw a coach under the bus.
00:54Still, other sports reporters aren't too happy with Thompson's dubious reporting ethics.
00:58ESPN reporter Molly McGrath has since responded, warning future sideline reporters that this behavior isn't normal or ethical, adding that
01:06coaches and players trust us with sensitive information.
01:08And if they know that you're dishonest and don't take your role seriously, you've lost all trust and credibility.
