ESPN's Levy apologizes to Najee Harris for incorrect report

Najee Harris previously called out the ESPN analyst for incorrect reporting. Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

ESPN's Steve Levy apologizes to Steelers' Najee Harris for incorrect report

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports
By Darryn Albert | Last updated 11/9/21

Steve Levy is apologizing to Najee Harris for sharing some bad info about the Pittsburgh Steelers running back during “Monday Night Football.”

Levy, who was on the call for Pittsburgh’s game against the Chicago Bears, said in the first quarter that Harris spent the first few months in college at Alabama sleeping on the floor despite his full-ride scholarship. Levy added that Harris was supposedly more comfortable doing so.

The rookie Harris challenged that assertion after the game, tweeting, “Bra I ain’t sleep on no dam floor in college. I slept on my bed.”

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On Tuesday, Levy publicly apologized to Harris for the on-air whiff.

“I got this part wrong Najee, my mistake,” he tweeted. “Your story is inspirational and mission to positively impact is admirable.”

Levy added that he would be donating to Harris’ charity, Da’Bigger Picture Foundation. The charity is centered around “assisting underserved families in reaching their potential and goals.”

It is likely that Levy was thinking of Las Vegas Raiders running back Josh Jacobs, another ex-Alabama star who told Bleacher Report in 2018 that he slept on his dorm room floor during his first few months at the university.

Credit to Levy for turning the gaffe into a positive. But this is not the first time that an ESPN host has looked a fool on the air this year.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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