Someone get some hot water and honey to Cris Collinsworth in the NBC booth on the double!
After a wild and wacky day of football, NFL fans settled in for a rousing night of Sunday Night Football featuring the Dallas Cowboys and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. With a new partnership of Mike Tirico and Collinsworth in the booth for NBC this season — long live the “Collinsworth slide”, by the way — NFL fans have had to get used to some new voices on the call.
Football fans, however, did not expect Collinsworth to sound under the weather as Sunday Night Football began. Instead of Collinsworth’s usual tenor, the long-time broadcaster’s voice had a raspy quality to it, not unlike someone battling off a cold.
Cris Collinsworth on his voice: "I feel great."
Mike Tirico: "You feel fine, it's just… two games, three days, red-eyes, a bunch of travel… my man's playing hurt!" pic.twitter.com/rdCiPGzurC
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 12, 2022
While Collinsworth stated he feels fine and its just his body revolting from long travel days, NFL fans could not help but poke fun — and theorize — at the change.
NFL fans noticed Cris Collinsworth's raspy voice immediately and couldn't help but make jokes.
Cris Collinsworth showing up to call Sunday Night Football pic.twitter.com/izp78SbCoa
— Pickswise (@Pickswise) September 12, 2022
Collinsworth showing up to work even though he’s losing his voice is admirable as hell. Heroic.
— Brandon Walker (@BFW) September 12, 2022
Collinsworth sounding like a 70 year old chain smoker. Tough scene.
— Barry (@BarryOnHere) September 12, 2022
Cris Collinsworth is that level of sick where you tell your buddies it's just a cold, and you've tested negative for COVID twice already, and you actually feel way better than you sound, but no one is buying it.
— Stephen J. Nesbitt (@stephenjnesbitt) September 12, 2022
Anyone else feel the need to clear their throat everytime Collinsworth is talking
— Cowboys Nation (@CowboysNation) September 12, 2022
someone get collinsworth a glass of water
— nick (@nick_pants) September 12, 2022
This how Collinsworth feeling pic.twitter.com/nr0yXAQi5j
— Chris Mullooly (@ChrisMullooly) September 12, 2022
I fully support Cris Collinsworth’s decision to take up smoking this off-season.
— Cousin Sal (@TheCousinSal) September 12, 2022
chris collinsworth sound like he been smoking a pack a day since al michaels left
— Jason Jew (@jasonjew_) September 12, 2022
Cris Collinsworth voice is strugglin
— Big Game Bengal (@BengalYouTube) September 12, 2022
Collinsworth sounds like me after 48 hours in Vegas
— Shea in Irving (@SheaInIrving) September 12, 2022
Cris Collinsworth still hungover from last night. pic.twitter.com/GWY3vv6GBL
— DraftKings Sportsbook (@DKSportsbook) September 12, 2022
Somebody get Collinsworth some lemon and honey
— M.G. (@MarcasG) September 12, 2022
I may need to run some tea up to the booth for my man @CollinsworthPFF
He always did play through it. Respect!
— Jac Collinsworth (@JacCollinsworth) September 12, 2022
Cris Collinsworth sounds like I tried to sound when I would call in sick to my college job on Monday mornings
— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) September 12, 2022
Someone get Collinsworth a Halls for chrissakes
— Jim Murray (@bigjimmurray) September 12, 2022
