ESPN's 'NFL Live' Crew Gave Impassioned Responses to Chiefs Super Bowl Parade Shooting
The Kansas City Chiefs celebrated their Super Bowl LVIII win on Wednesday with a parade through downtown KC. Unfortunately, the celebration was interrupted when two shooters opened fire, killing at least one person and injuring multiple people. After witnessing that, ESPN's NFL Live crew went on the air and had to deal with the aftermath. Several of the panelists had impassioned responses to the tragedy.
Marcus Spears was the first to go and his words carried a ton of weight. He talked about the inevitable cycle that is about to start:
Marcus Spears, with some very pointed remarks about the shooting during the Kanas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade:
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) February 14, 2024
"When I first heard it, you know what I thought, unfortunately, is this is who we are. This is who we are. So, now the ever-revolving cycle is going to start. The… pic.twitter.com/CR5ZnKoDaU
Adam Schefter went next and he articulated what so many in America feel. Today it's a Super Bowl parade, tomorrow it will be somewhere else. And people will keep losing their lives.
"Today, it's the Chiefs' turn; it's at a Super Bowl parade. Tomorrow, it will be somewhere else. Somebody else will lose their life, and we will continue to come on and try to make sense of something that is inexplicable."
— Chris Harris (@ChrisHarrisKC) February 14, 2024
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Louis Riddick spoke last and he, again, articulated how many feel about days like this. We all need to take a long look in the mirror and figure out just what the hell we're doing here.
Louis Riddick says we've lost the ability to care about others.
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) February 14, 2024
"You know what, we'll hear people say, 'It's not the guns; it's the people. It's not the guns; it's the people.' OK, I've heard that so much that I don't even really know where to go with that at this point.
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Our thoughts are with Kansas City today.