NFL analyst Cian Fahey announced Friday that he has resigned from his ESPN gig after what he described as “ignorant’ behavior at a bar.
Fahey, who runs the football website Pre Snap Reads and is known for his expertise in quarterback analysis, hosted a podcast on ESPN and appeared frequently on ESPN radio programs.
Fahey announced his resignation in a series of tweets Friday afternoon. He declined to elaborate on what he had done beyond saying he had, “treated American strangers like I would my Irish friends.” Fahey has lived most of his life in Ireland.
So let me explain what Mike referred to on Radio today. The short story is “I fucked up.” The longer story is “I definitely fucked up.” But for transparency.
— Cian Fahey (@Cianaf) January 12, 2018
I drank too much at a bar and treated American strangers like I would my Irish friends. They, rightfully, received that in a way it wasn’t intended. I was ignorant.
— Cian Fahey (@Cianaf) January 12, 2018
I immediately offered to resign. Letting the people involved down is the worst part of this. I love everyone there. Every single one of them stands for what’s right in the world and I applaud them for calling me out when I was wrong.
— Cian Fahey (@Cianaf) January 12, 2018
I’ll learn from this but for now I deserve all the criticism that comes my way.
— Cian Fahey (@Cianaf) January 12, 2018
The “Mike” in question there is Dan Le Batard Show producer Mike Ryan, who apparently mentioned this on-air during that show Friday.
Fahey has worked for ESPN since October. He announced he was heading to ESPN to do a podcast in July.
ESPN has confirmed that Fahey “no longer has a role with us.”