If you’ve watched “Monday Night Football” the past few years then you know that Booger McFarland and play-by-play guy Joe Tessitore haven’t been the easiest guys to listen each week.
OK, maybe that’s being too nice. Tessitore’s forced enthusiasm over anything that happens on the field is draining, while McFarland’s obvious statements and blatantly wrong observations have been painful.
Well, now according to a report by Richard Deitsch of The Athletic, the two will move out of the MNF booth and into other roles with ESPN. They are both good at other things (Tessitore calling boxing, McFarland doing studio analysis) so it’s good that they are staying employed.
But it’s also good that they are gone from MNF. Fans NFL fans seemed to be happy with it, as many used Booger’s legendary obvious statements to have some fun:
Some remembered Booger’s better moments:
