ESPN broadcaster Sam Ponder, 31, who is seven months pregnant with her
second child has hit back at Twitter users who insulted her about her
appearance and her abilities to perform on her job. The attacks on Sam
started when Richard Deitsch from Sports Illustrated reported that Sam
was likely to take over from Chris Berman on ESPN's 'Sunday NFL
Countdown' show.
Berman’s departure left open, three significant NFL
on-air jobs at ESPN and the moment Richard hinted that Sam could fill
that spot, the vitriol started pouring in.
Richard tweeted that he was hearing that ESPN college football reporter
Sam Ponder would become the new host of Sunday NFL Countdown, having
emerged as a strong candidate because ESPN president John Skipper and
senior vice president of event and studio production Stephanie Druley
believe Sam has great potential as a studio host.
Some people felt Sam was not the best for the now vacant position and
they attacked her on Twitter, some going as far as criticising her
looks.
In reply, Sam wrote;
"Getting sexist/vulgar tweets abt my job/appearance while I'm unable to
see my own feet & covered in toddler pee is somethin else I tell
ya."
Sam Ponder is married to Christian Ponder, an active player in the
league and an unrestricted NFL free agent who plays as a quarterback and
they have a daughter together.
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