UFC play-by-play commentator Mike Goldberg took to Twitter to apologize today after responding unprofessionally to some harsh comments regarding his NFL play-by-play debut last Sunday.
Goldberg called the Detroit Lions – Minnesota Vikings game and made several noticeable errors which riled up NFL fans who then took to Twitter to vent.
Goldberg used the F-word and “Douche” word in his responsive tweets to describe the critical fans. Those tweets have since been deleted.
As he explains in the subsequent tweets, he and the NFL have decided to part ways for now.
Here are Goldberg’s tweets:
And my suit is perfect thanks to @DavidAugustInc pic.twitter.com/uOzIpvqitN
— Mike Goldberg (@GoldieOnTV) October 12, 2014
I just want to apologize to everyone at FOX and elsewhere for my momentary lapse of reason Sunday night
— Mike Goldberg (@GoldieOnTV) October 14, 2014
I let some mean-spirited folks on twitter get to me and I should have had thicker skin instead of reacting so quickly and emotionally
— Mike Goldberg (@GoldieOnTV) October 14, 2014
I don't want to be a distraction on the upcoming broadcast Sunday, so we mutually agreed that it would be best to sit this next one out
— Mike Goldberg (@GoldieOnTV) October 14, 2014
I'm not happy about it personally but, professionally, it's the right thing to do after my mistake
— Mike Goldberg (@GoldieOnTV) October 14, 2014
Thank you to FOX and to others who have been so great to me and understanding
— Mike Goldberg (@GoldieOnTV) October 14, 2014
Goldberg will call the upcoming October 25th UFC 179: Aldo vs Mendes II pay-per-view along with long-time broadcasting partner Joe Rogan.
MMA CROSSFIRE’S TAKE:
In a human moment, Goldberg let the Twitter trolls get to him after a bad day at the NFL office. He’s good and personable guy from our dealings with him and having directly observed the way he treats others. He did the right thing in apologizing. Dust yourself off Goldie, and try again.
