Cris Collinsworth fumbles telestrator pen during Bengals-Ravens broadcast: 'He didn’t mean to throw it'
Cris Collinsworth has been with NBC for a while
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}NBC announcer Cris Collinsworth only fumbled the ball nine times during his eight-year career with the Cincinnati Bengals in the 1980s but on Sunday night he lost something equally important to his craft – his telestrator pen.
At the end of the third quarter between the Bengals and Baltimore Ravens, play-by-play commentator Mike Tirico was heard asking fans for the former wide receiver’s tool back.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Chris Collinsworth during the NFL game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams on December 08, 2019, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, CA. (Jevone Moore/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
"Hey down there! Can you get me Cris’ pen that he threw? I’ll get to it during the break," Tirico said.
When the broadcast returned from commercial, Collinsworth said he thought the pen had landed in the hair of a fan who was sitting directly below the two broadcasters.
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{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Cris Collinsworth, NBC Sports Sunday Night Football announcer, looks on from the sideline before a game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field on October 2, 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
"He didn’t mean to throw it," Tirico said. "But if we can get it back, that would be great. We got a long season to go."
Collinsworth got the pen back and after the game was over he gave it to the young fan he accidentally hit.
Collinsworth played for the Bengals from 1981 to 1988. He was a three-time Pro Bowler at his position.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}He had 417 catches for 6,698 yards and 36 touchdowns before calling it quits. He was second in voting for Offensive Rookie of the Year in 1981, losing the award to New Orleans Saints running back George Rogers.
Sports analyst Cris Collinsworth participates in the NBCUniversal "Sunday Night Football" panel at the Television Critics Association (TCA) Summer 2015 Press Tour in Beverly Hills, California August 13, 2015. (REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn)
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Collinsworth broadcasted for several different networks during his career before settling into his role on NBC along side Al Michaels in 2009. He took the seat left by John Madden.