{"id":1577911,"date":"2023-12-22T14:28:32","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T19:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1577911"},"modified":"2023-12-22T14:28:32","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T19:28:32","slug":"robert-griffin-iii-rg3-espn-trouble-kay-adams-beavers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/robert-griffin-iii-rg3-espn-trouble-kay-adams-beavers\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Griffin III Tells Kay Adams About The &#8216;Beaver' Joke That Got Him In Trouble With ESPN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"900\" src=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/robert-griffin-iii-espn-trouble-beavers.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=576&#038;strip=all&#038;quality=89\" alt=\"Robert Griffin III\" class=\"wp-image-1577913\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Wood + Beavers = Phone Call<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Griffin III is the riskiest broadcaster in sports and his on-air shenanigans led him to get in trouble with ESPN earlier this year. The 33-year-old former NFL quarterback-turned-color commentator strayed a little bit too far with his double entendres.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Griffin is a total wild card in the booth. He keeps it in between the lines <em>most<\/em> of the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whether he is singing the Lion King...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RGIII quotes the Lion King\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ltTNxdGjWd0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cracking an orgy joke about a quarterback with homophone last name...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"I never thought I&#039;d hear the word orgy on a broadcast\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-2WKbP625ro?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Jumping in the water in a full suit...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Robert Griffin III is excited for the return of college football \ud83d\ude02 #shorts\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FiwsLgZEHKQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Or referencing Jesus on the cross...<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"RG3 With The Weirdest Call in CFB History\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7hYTGPNtv9g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>RGIII is <em>always<\/em> up to something. And those are just a few of many, many examples.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He recently spoke about his ability to toe the line, which he does better than most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-tiktok wp-block-embed-tiktok\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@adambreneman81\/video\/7277721551317830958\" data-video-id=\"7277721551317830958\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\"> <section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@adambreneman81\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@adambreneman81?refer=embed\">@adambreneman81<\/a> <p>It\u2019s safe to say @Robert Griffin III \u201ctoes the line\u201d when it comes to what he says on television. I asked him how he\u2019s about to do that\u2026 \u201cBecause I don\u2019t need the job it gives me a little bit more freedom to take a slap in the wrist.\u201d @Next Up With Adam Breneman <a title=\"cfb\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/cfb?refer=embed\">#cfb<\/a> <a title=\"sportsanalyst\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/sportsanalyst?refer=embed\">#sportsanalyst<\/a> <\/p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Adam Breneman\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7277721580455709486?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound - Adam Breneman<\/a> <\/section> <\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Griffin upset his employer as Oregon State hosted Stanford in Corvallis on November 11 with a joke about intercourse. Kind of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said &#8220;let's see how much wood these Beavers can take.&#8221; Pause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That was not his only quip of the evening and, apparently, they all added up to a sum that the &#8220;Worldwide Leader&#8221; did not lot. Griffin told Kay Adams about the call he received from the higher-ups shortly after the clock hit zero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RGIII?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RGIII<\/a> on getting in trouble with ESPN after calling a game \ud83d\ude2d<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/heykayadams?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@heykayadams<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CujT5oJvnV\">pic.twitter.com\/CujT5oJvnV<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Up &amp; Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/UpAndAdamsShow\/status\/1738243054404870514?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Griffin said that while he was not at risk of losing his job, the call caused him to be a bit more careful with his puns moving forward. All of his jokes are spontaneous, or so he says, and he never really knows what is going to come out of his mouth next.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, after talking with <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/espn\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ESPN<\/a> post-Beavers game, Griffin takes an extra second to pause and think about his words before he says them. Hopefully it does not lead him to dial things back in 2024, because \u2014 love him or hate him \u2014 a <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/tag\/college-football\/\"  rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">college football<\/a> broadcast with <a href=\"https:\/\/brobible.com\/tag\/robert-griffin-iii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">RGIII<\/a> on the call is guaranteed to be more entertaining.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Griffin III is the riskiest broadcaster in sports and his on-air shenanigans led him to get in trouble with ESPN earlier this year. The 33-year-old former NFL quarterback-turned-color commentator strayed a little bit too far with his double entendres. Griffin is a total wild card in the booth. 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