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Chris Berman has been 1 of the longest tenured employees astatine ESPN and is simply a acquainted look to American sports fans crossed the country.
So erstwhile quality came that the Connecticut autochthonal had extended his declaration astatine the Worldwide Leader successful Sports, it was definite to beryllium a joyful occasion.
That is, it was going to be, if fans hadn't concisely feared the worst acknowledgment to the wording of a tweet from 1 of Berman's colleagues.
ESPN's NFL insider, Adam Schefter, posted a tweet announcing Berman's caller woody - but framed it successful a mode that galore users believed that helium was announcing the 70-year-old's death.
'Legendary ESPN anchor Chris Berman, who joined the web conscionable aft its September 7, 1979, launch, has extended his contract,' Schefter posted.
In the parlance of societal media, that crook of operation is typically the mode that idiosyncratic would statesman to constitute a decease announcement.
Chris Berman has extended his declaration to enactment astatine ESPN, wherever he's been moving since 1979
But Adam Schefter's tweet astir the quality had immoderate fearing that Berman tragically died
Berman is live and good and could perchance beryllium the archetypal ESPN worker to enactment determination 50 years
A fig of fans took contented with Schefter's wording and roasted him online for it.
'Heart skipped a bushed aft the archetypal line,' wrote 1 idiosyncratic connected X, formerly Twitter.
Another scolded Schefter: 'don't ever commencement a tweet similar that again.'
'when it comes to aged radical yall gotta commencement tweets similar this with "GOOD NEWS!",' different idiosyncratic suggested.
The relationship for the Sleeper phantasy sports app posted, 'Are you trying to springiness america bosom problems Adam.'
Berman has been a staple of the web for decades, astir notably arsenic a big for 'Sunday NFL Countdown', 'Monday Night Countdown', and 'NFL Primetime'.
Outside the NFL, Berman has held roles for sum of the Home Run Derby, the Stanley Cup Finals, and play tournaments similar the US Open and the Travelers Championship.
If Berman stays successful this relation until 2029, he'll beryllium the archetypal worker astatine the cablegram tv institution to person stayed determination for 50 years.
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