Brennaman Off Fox NFL Broadcasts Following Homophobic Slur

Broadcaster Thom Brennaman will "no longer call NFL games on Fox Sports after he used a homophobic slur on the air while calling a baseball game" on FS Ohio last night. Brennaman, who has called NFL games for Fox, has been suspended as the Reds’ play-by-play voice and "won’t be on the NFL as well." The network in a statement said, "Fox Sports is extremely disappointed with Thom’s remarks during Wednesday’s Cincinnati Reds telecast. The language used was abhorrent, unacceptable, and not representative of the values of Fox Sports. As it relates to Brennaman’s Fox NFL role, we are moving forward with our NFL schedule which will not include him" (NBCSPORTS.com, 8/20).