Super Bowl 2023: Michael Irvin pulled from coverage following woman’s allegation
Luke Gentile
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Dallas Cowboys legend and Hall of Famer Michael Irvin has been pulled from his role in Super Bowl coverage from NFL Network and ESPN following allegations of misconduct involving a woman.
Irvin, 56, said his interaction with the woman, which supposedly occurred on Feb. 5 in Glendale, Arizona, was brief and he engaged in no physical contact other than a handshake, according to a Wednesday report.
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“Honestly, I’m a bit baffled with it all,” Irvin said. “This all happened in a 45-second conversation in the lobby. When I got back after going out … I came into the lobby, and I talked to somebody. I talked to this girl. I don’t know her, and I talked to her for about 45 seconds.”
“We shook hands. Then, I left. … That’s all I know.”
Irvin characterized the short encounter as “friendly.”
“I don’t really recall that conversation, to tell you the truth,” he said. “We were out drinking. It was just a friendly conversation. ‘What’s up?’ I don’t even know. … I am totally perplexed.”
Exact details regarding the woman’s accusations have not been confirmed, but the three-time Super Bowl champion will not be seen in any further coverage of Sunday’s big game, the report noted.
“Michael Irvin will not be a part of NFL Network’s Super Bowl LVII week coverage,” NFL Media Vice President of Communications Alex Riethmiller said in a statement.
The former Cowboy was also slated to appear on Friday’s edition of ESPN’s First Take, but a release from the network says he will no longer appear on the program, the report noted.
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Video exists of the encounter, according to Irvin, and local police said they have no knowledge of the incident, according to the report.
“What law did I break?” Irvin said. “There was definitely nothing physical. That’s honestly all that happened. Nobody was in my room. It was a 45-second conversation in the lobby, a handshake, and we left. I don’t know. I don’t know what this is, and it’s running me crazy.”