Under an order from Santa Clara County, California, NBC Sports announcers Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth were forced to wear masks at the Eagles-49ers exhibition of “Sunday Night Football. “But they bothered about the board.
During his pre-match performance, Michaels made a joke: “We didn’t audition for “The Masked Singer,” before greeting what gave the impression of being a soft blue surgical mask he wore.
“The officers forced us to wear a mask during the game, so that’s the story,” Michaels continued. “I’m Al Michaels, and you are?”
Michaels then pointed to Collinsworth, who replied, “I don’t know who I am,” while denying with his head. Colinsworth also wore what looked like a surgical mask.
“As required by Santa Clara County protocol, Al and Cris wore the mask throughout the entire game last night,” an NBC Sports spokesperson said in an email to USA TODAY Sports on Monday. The spokesperson declined to respond in particular to the obvious backlash that Michaels and Collinsworth had to don the mask.
Al Michaels and Cris Collinsworth have asked to wear mask for NBC’s broadcast through Santa Clara County ? pic. twitter. com/jP43I5aXJE
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has highlighted the use of masks as a tool that others can use to help restrict the transmission of COVID-19, the virus that has swept the world. According to Johns Hopkins University, more than 7. 4 million reported infections during the pandemic, which claimed the lives of nearly 210,000 Americans.
For the rest of the show, the cameras showed Michaels and Collinsworth dressed in their masks, but at one point, Collinsworth’s mask slipped under his nose and continued to cover his mouth.
Michaels also joked about getting lollipops at the end of the game to be “good guys,” according to the New York Daily News.
Santa Clara County general manager Jeffrey Smith defined the order by saying, “We need you to end up as president. “
President Donald Trump announced Friday morning that he had become inflamed with COVID-19 and was transferred to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland, later that day for additional treatment. Trump has been shown without a mask in public.
The Eagles beat the 49ers 25-20, and Michaels signed by saying, in part, “That’s right, guys. Let’s get rid of those things as soon as possible. “
Al Michaels, at the stand with Cris Collinsworth, expressed frustration tonight after being forced to pass through the local county of Santa Clara to wear masks on set pic. twitter. com/0A02nVELJV