NBC's Sunday night football sermon: Tony Dungy runs interference for Costas

misstripleem | 10:17 PM on December 09, 2012

As Twitchy reported yesterday, the tragic drunk driving death of Dallas Cowboys player Jerry Brown had many viewers wondering whether anti-gun zealot Bob Costas would call for prohibition.

Well, Costas brought on social conservative football coach Tony Dungy to deliver social commentary for him. Viewers (mostly) approved:

Bob Costas needed Tony Dungy to bail him out this week. #weeksauce

— Stephen Srein (@StephenSrein) December 10, 2012

https://twitter.com/TheDustySloan/status/277971262591090690

Funny how NBC had Tony Dungy talk about NFL players & drinking and driving, and not Bob Costas. #CantTakeBobCostasSerious

— Honey Badgers For Trump ?? (@Wkyhilltopper) December 10, 2012

@jswifty250 Thankfully he let Tony Dungy carry the segment. Talked about how coaches try to get the drinking/driving message through.

— Bad Wolf (@ericbjediknight) December 10, 2012

https://twitter.com/GregDietz/status/277970078266441728

@PeytonsHead Tony Dungy is a real person w a real face & real experiences really caring abt his family & players.Costas is plastic face hack

— J. Smith Design Ent (@atlantabasement) December 10, 2012

https://twitter.com/FeinbergS/status/277970875150655489

This Sunday night halftime, Bob Costas wisely defers to @TonyDungy to deal with an NFL off-the-field tragedy.

— James A. Smith Sr. (@JamesASmithSr) December 10, 2012