Cincinnati.com · Apr 27, 2020
ESPN executive apologizes for NFL Draft graphic about Bengals pick Tee Higgins' mother
ESPN responded to criticism over including certain details about players and their family members during their NFL Draft broadcast this past weekend - among them a graphic they showed when the Cincinnati Bengals selected Tee Higgins at the start of the second round that featured a bullet point stating that Higgins' mother fought drug addiction for 16 years.
In this still image from video provided by the NFL, Tee Higgins, front center, is selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the NFL football draft, Friday, April 24, 2020. (NFL via AP) (Photo: AP)ESPN VP of Production Seth Markman released a statement apologizing for the Higgins graphic:
