Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NFL broadcaster Cris Collinsworth raised eyebrows with his comments during the Buffalo Bills-Los Angeles Chargers game on Saturday night.
Collinsworth, a former wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals and the color commentator alongside Mike Tirico on NBC’s NFL coverage, took a shot at the weight of some backup quarterbacks in the NFL.
The two were talking about Easton Stick making the second start of his NFL career. CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COM NFL broadcaster Cris Collinsworth raised eyebrows with his comments during the Buffalo Bills-Los Angeles Chargers game on Saturday night. (Dustin Bradford/Getty Images/File) "When you’re the backup quarterback, you can go months without even taking a single play in practice," Collinsworth said. "The starting quarterback, in this case Justin Herbert, would get all the snaps.
So, give him a little bit of time. Give him a little practice. Let’s see what happens now." VIEW THE MOMENT ON X Tirico said that notion sounded "insane to fans" and wondered how a team wouldn’t give a backup snaps during a long season. FROM OUTKICK: JETS OWNER WOODY JOHNSON KEEPING HIS COACH AND GM BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT AARON RODGERS WANTS Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Easton Stick celebrates a touchdown during the game against the Buffalo Bills, Dec.