Monday Night Football reporter Sergio Dipp has a horror debut

SPARE a thought for reporter Sergio Dipp whose bumbling, stumbling sideline report on Monday Night Football has brought him the kind of fame nobody wants.

Sergio Dipp had a MNF debut to forget.

SERGIO Dipp wasn’t ready for some football.

The debut of ESPN’s newest “Monday Night Football” sideline reporter lit up social media as he nervously stumbled and bumbled his way through his first report late in the first quarter of the Chargers-Broncos game.

The 29-year-old Dipp, who mainly appears on Spanish language channel ESPN Deportes, joined play-by-play announcer Beth Mowins, the first woman to call an NFL regular season game since 1987, and rookie colour commentator Rex Ryan, the former Jets and Bills coach, on the broadcast.

There's no way this guy actually works for ESPN pic.twitter.com/6u0xEu4xPL

— Eric Hubbs (@BarstoolHubbs) September 12, 2017

When his turn came, Dipp started his report by saying how happy he was to be with them “here on the field, from up close, just watching … [Broncos] coach Vance Joseph … from here. You watch him now on the screen.”

Dipp, who has worked with ESPN since 2013, went on to speak about how the diversity in the first-year coach’s background — Division I quarterback and a defensive back in the NFL — is helping him.

“… And here he is, having the time of his life this night making his head-coaching debut,” said the obviously excited Dipp.

Twitter exploded after with a mix of tweets questioning why Dipp was on the broadcast and others eagerly anticipating his next appearance. Dipp took all the attention in stride, tweeting a screenshot of a Google search for “how to deal with fame.”

After Monday’s performance, he certainly will be learning to do so.

What in the world just happened? Some guy named Sergio Dipp appeared on the screen and uttered some words. Not all of which made sense. #MNF

— Kevin Holder (@StockMail) September 12, 2017

Waiting for the next sideline report from Sergio Dipp like: pic.twitter.com/kjJ7nP6mKk

— Sean Yoo (@RealSeanyeWest) September 12, 2017

Who is Sergio Dipp and who gave him permission to talk on national television?

— Shawn Zobel (@ZobelSports) September 12, 2017

👀😂 pic.twitter.com/TFKqBk96iL

— Sergio Dipp (@SergioADippW) September 12, 2017

If the instantly viral awkwardness of Sergio Dipp were designed to distract from the anticipated Rex Ryan debut, ESPN outdid itself.

The longtime media darling, built up as the idyllic colour guy with years of both coaching experience and a personality as big as his stomach, bombed on his opening night, stumbling his way through Monday night’s 24-21 Broncos win over the Chargers.

Me: wow Rex Ryan might be the worst announcer I've ever heard.

Sergio Dipp: hold my beer.

— mjpanzer (@DCDribble) September 12, 2017

Ryan, a brilliant defensive football mind who was the Jets head coach from 2009 to 2014 before moving on to the Bills in 2015 and ’16, could not translate that language into helpful dialogue, his flat jokes and foggy analysis

Rex Ryan lives in a permanent state of Have Had Five Beers. I respect it very much.

— David Roth (@david_j_roth) September 12, 2017

Ryan lacked the energy needed for a Monday night game, coming across more as sleepy than engaged.

Twitter lit up with Ryan digs, with many saying they were forced to switch to ESPN Deportes instead of listening to the Ryan discomfort.

"Don't look down at her feet. Don't look down at her feet. Don't look down at her feet. Don't look down at her feet." -Rex Ryan's brain pic.twitter.com/yYS5HHQvAA

— Lester, The Writer (@TheLesterLee) September 12, 2017

Beth Mowns and Rex Ryan pic.twitter.com/X6tdFLZCBe

— Evan Wirsch (@ewirsch) September 12, 2017

Ryan actually closed the broadcast with a laughable Rexism, a line both refreshing and apropos: “Some days you’re the dog, some days you’re the fire hydrant.”

That time Rex basically said someone got peed on... #nfl #mnf #RexRyan pic.twitter.com/y0fRig28YZ

— WagerLord (@wager_lord) September 12, 2017

This article originally appeared on The New York Post

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