Pam Oliver of Fox Sports has long been one of the best sideline reporters in sports TV. But even the top pros can have bad days.
A flustered Oliver fumbled her way through an injury report before the Dolphins-Saints game at London's Wembley Stadium on Sunday morning.
Maybe it was the time difference between the U.S. and Europe. Or Oliver might have been distracted by a sudden cheer from the crowd that occurred midway through her report on Saints cornerback P.J. Williams. But the normally-reliable Oliver messed up her Williams report not once, but twice.
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Tough start to the day for the well respected Pam Oliver #UKFins #Dolphins #Saints pic.twitter.com/oToGWMd8tt
— Dustin Saracini (@DustinSaracini) October 1, 2017
First, Oliver said Williams wasn't starting because of an ankle injury.
"Well, I'm sorry, I just messed that totally up," admitted Oliver.
She tried again.
"He suffered from ... I'm so sorry, I keep messing that up."
Finally, she got it right. Williams was out of the lineup due to a "disciplinary" matter.
A self-deprecating Oliver was smart enough to make a joke about it: "I'll do better throughout the game," she laughed.
That was nice of Pam Oliver to take Sergio Dipp off the hook a little with that sideline report.
— Ray Faux Dutch Hagan (@Faux_Philly) October 1, 2017
Some TV viewers immediately noticed Oliver's gaffe, expressing via social media that sideline reporter Sergio Dipp of ESPN, who memorably brain-locked during his "Monday Night Football" debut, is partly off the hook.
