On Thursday night, the Commissioner wasn’t 31 for 32. He was 30 for 32. Which is a great average when it comes to getting on base safely or putting a basketball through the hoop from a line painted 15 feet away.
It’s not a great average when it comes to properly pronouncing the names of the newest NFL employees.
In addition to pronouncing Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota’s name incorrectly (Marioto), Commissioner Roger Goodell said the name of Colts receiver Phillip Dorsett with the emphasis on the first syllable, a la Tony Dorsett before he made the move from Pitt to the Cowboys.
Mariota said Monday that he received a phone call from the Commissioner with an apology. On Tuesday, Dorsett told PFT Live on NBC Sports Radio that he didn’t. Dorsett also said he didn’t mind the incorrect announcement of his name. (Mariota didn’t know his name had been butchered until the apology came.)
Dorsett also said he hadn’t heard from the Colts since the Scouting Combine, making their decision to select him even more of a surprise. To hear everything Dorsett had to say, click here and select the “Big Name Guests” tab.
