ESPN Misidentifies Former NFL Star Michael Vick During Broadcast

The Virginia Tech legend was misidentified during a broadcast featuring his alma mater on Wednesday night.

The stars were out in full force in Charlottesville on Wednesday night as No. 10 Virginia defeated Virginia Tech 78–68 at John Paul Jones Arena.

Warriors stars Steph Curry and Draymond Green as well as former Virginia Tech and NFL quarterback Michael Vick were among those in attendance.

As is the case with most ESPN telecasts, the camera crew generally pans the crowd when notable fans are in attendance. As the two teams were coming out of a TV timeout on Wednesday night, ESPN started showing the notable fans in attendance, except they made a significant gaffe when panning to Vick.

This doesn’t exactly look like the former Virginia Tech star.

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— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) January 19, 2023

In actuality, it was just bad timing. Vick was sitting directly behind the man in the orange polo. That didn’t stop the internet from having plenty of fun in pointing out ESPN’s mistake.

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— College Sports Only (@CollegeSportsO) January 19, 2023

Wanna feel old? This is Michael Vick today. pic.twitter.com/6zzZWBKM8G

— Korked Bats (@korkedbats) January 19, 2023

The ESPNU camera struggling to locate Michael Vick. pic.twitter.com/gOvRTKSGKG

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 19, 2023

Hopefully, the timing goes a bit better next time for the ESPN camera crew.