Just in time for your beginning of summer BBQ comes a sizzling story about a Hall-of-Famer calling out a talking head.The other day Washington Redskins Head Coach Joe Gibbs called out ESPN analyst Sean Salisbury for not holding up to his end of a guarantee.
Last season when the Redskins were 5 - 6 and looking lost, Salisbury said he would walk naked from Bristol, Connecticut to the District of Columbia if the 'Skins ended up in the playoffs. Well, Washington rolled up five straight victories to find themselves as a Wild Card team in the playoffs. Oddly enough, Sean Salisbury never spoke of his guarantee again.
Maybe he forgot!
Luckily, Joe Gibbs and all of Washington did not. In the media where every word uttered is forgotten in minutes and guarantees are a dime a dozen, it's easy to back away from responsibility. On Sunday during Day 2 of the NFL Draft, Gibbs called out Salisbury on live TV during an interview with Trey Wingo.
Here's the clip...
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