ESPN Apologizes For Running ‘Racist’ Segment Auctioning Off Players For Fantasy Football Draft

On Tuesday, ESPN, or MSNBC with footballs, apologized for running a segment where black and white NFL players are auctioned off in a mock fantasy football draft.

“Auction drafts are a common part of fantasy football, and ESPN’s segments replicated an auction draft with a diverse slate of top professional football players,” says a statement from the network. “Without that context, we understand the optics could be portrayed as offensive, and we apologize.”