ESPN's Mike Greenberg makes 'terrible' mistake about Browns' draft pick, apologizes

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ESPN broadcaster Mike Greenberg made a brutal gaffe during Day 2 of the NFL Draft on Friday night.

The Cleveland Browns selected wide receiver Denzel Boston out of Washington with the No. 39 overall pick. Boston shares the same surname as former NFL wide receiver David Boston, who had a solid NFL career when he was catching passes for multiple teams.

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Washington Huskies wide receiver Denzel Boston celebrates after making a reception in the first half against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Oct. 18, 2025. (Rick Osentoski/Imagn Images)

Greenberg immediately made the connection that the two were connected.

"You remember his dad, David Boston, first-round pick out of Ohio State in 1999," Greenberg said on ESPN, while reading off his stats for the Huskies.

Unfortunately, for Greeny, that didn’t turn out to be the case.

He was forced to apologize for the error, calling it a "mistake" in his research as Cleveland traded out of the No. 74 spot later in the event.

ESPN personality Mike Greenberg is interviewed on radio row at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston, Texas, on Feb. 1, 2017, ahead of Super Bowl LI. (Jerry Lai/USA TODAY Sports)

Arizona Cardinals receiver David Boston warms up before a game against the Dallas Cowboys at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz., on Oct. 20, 2002. (James D. Smith/USA TODAY Sports)

"I was waiting for them to come around again so that I could make an apology to Denzel Boston, who, earlier tonight, I misidentified as being the son of former NFL wide receiver David Boston," Greenberg said. "It was a mistake in my research. It