Did Phil Simms rip one live on air, forcing Jim Nantz to exit the camera shot? ·

06 Jan 2025, 00:00

CBS commentator Phil Simms may have unleashed a silent but deadly one during the Steelers-Dolphins broadcast Sunday that forced broadcast partner Jim Nantz out of the immediate area.

There's no audio evidence to support the flatulence claim, but judging by Nantz's urgency in suddenly standing up and walking out of the camera shot, something out of the ordinary went down.

If Simms did indeed let one rip, it wouldn't be the first time a football analyst farted on the air during a live broadcast. The great Mike Ditka was accused of doing that very thing during ESPN's Monday Night Countdown back in October of 2015.

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