Ex-NFL QB Boomer Esiason says Barstool founder and Washington Post saga highlights 'woke aspect of this world'

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Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason shared his thoughts on the situation between Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy and a reporter.

Portnoy, who recently regained full ownership of the company from Penn Entertainment, is scheduled to host a "One Bite Pizza Festival" in Brooklyn, New York, this weekend. More than 30 pizzerias will be featured at the event, according to advertisements. The festival will also include live music and other entertainment. 

A Washington Post reporter is accused of sending emails that targeted some of the pizza chains that were sponsorship partners of the event. Portnoy took issue with the alleged action and contacted the reporter. He then posted a recorded version of the phone conversation on social media.

Esiason described the details from the recorded phone conversation with the reporter an "absolute, obvious" example of what Esiason labeled "cancel culture syndrome."

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Boomer Esiason attends the 2022 Paramount Upfront at 666 Madison Avenue May 18, 2022, in New York City. (Arturo Holmes/WireImage)

The often outspoken Esiason, who was named the NFL MVP in 1988, argued Portnoy would not call the newspaper's advertisers.

"The real question is do you think Dave Portnoy has ever called somebody who’s advertising within the Washington Post and says, ‘Do you know what these people are doing behind the backs of everyone else?'" Esiason posited. "It’s a one-way street.’

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 Esiason also claimed the incident was an example of being "woke." 

"This is basically proof