Harry Douglas ends ESPN segment talking about lighting snake on fire
Harry Douglas found a pretty unique way to close out a segment on ESPN this week. We’re not saying whether it’s good or bad … we’ll leave that up to you. But, no matter how you view it, his comments left everyone on Get Up! speechless.
During a show this week, Mike Greenberg referred to a picture that ESPN college football insider Heather Dinich shared. The photo shows a snake around one of Dinich’s plants.
So, Greenberg then asked Douglas how he might handle the situation. That’s when he provided a response that nobody expected to hear.
“Now, Heather, I found a snake in my house a few years ago,” Douglas said. “And I tortured that little sucker because he could’ve got to my kids. I lit him on fire, Greenie. So, if I was Heather, I would’ve poured gasoline on him and lit him on fire and got rid of him.”
At first, Greenberg jumped back in his seat when he heard Douglas say he lit a snake on fire. Then, once he finished his comments, Greenie was left pretty much speechless.
Following a lengthy paused, Greenberg closed out the show by saying, “Well, that wasn’t what I expected at all. See ya tomorrow, First Take starts now.”
Talk about an awkward transition into the next show. Just try to top that one, Stephen A. Smith. Go ahead, we dare you.
Douglas delivered his comments in a way that made it seem like he’d get a lot of support from his colleagues at Get Up!. Instead, it was met with pure silence before the show came to a close.
But, hey, at least it kept everyone on their toes, right?
Douglas is a former NFL wide receiver before jumping into the sports broadcasting realm. He played college football at Louisville before enjoying a 10-year career in the league.
Douglas spent seven seasons with the Atlanta Falcons before closing out his career with the Tennessee Titans. He totaled 3,759 yards and 10 touchdowns on 310 catches.
And, apparently, one snake caught on fire — if there’s a statistic for such a thing.