NBC broadcaster Chris Simms issues an apology after facing backlash for comments about Oregon quarterback Dante Moore following a head injury. The day after the criticism begins, Simms posts a video on X where he says he wants to “take a moment to apologize” and acknowledges that he did not “show…” the issue appropriately.
The dispute centers on Simms’s earlier on-air or online take, which Newsweek and the New York Post both frame as insensitive. Both outlets report that Simms suggested Moore slid or was responsible in a way that drew heavy criticism from viewers on social media, particularly because the remarks appeared to link Moore to the severity of the injury. After the public reaction, Simms shifts to a corrective tone through his apology video. While the outlets differ mainly in how they describe the earlier comments’ specifics, both agree that Simms’s apology follows widespread criticism that his initial statements were inappropriate.
