Becoming a father is one of life’s most joyous experiences. Such news may sometimes cause Nemma to forget the surroundings and act. During a discussion during the Fiesta Bowl broadcast of the American football game, ESPN. That’s what happened to football analyst Robert Griffin. A call comes to Griffin’s phone during a live televised debate. Griffin took the call, forgetting it was live coverage. What happened next is now viral on social media.
The viral incident took place on December 31. At first, his colleagues were angry at Griffin’s action of irresponsibly picking up the phone during the event, which the whole world was watching live. Immediately following the call, Griffin told colleagues: ‘I’m leaving. His wife has been taken to the labor room. See you later, guys..” Instead he joined Griffin’s joy. They sent Griffin away with a hug.
The phone message that Griffin received from the other end was that his pregnant wife Grete had been admitted to the labor room. As soon as he heard, Griffin left for home. During the journey, he also shared a tweet saying ‘wait baby, father is coming’.
Griffin arrived at the hospital, but the labor did not go as expected. He then wrote: I reached the spot just in time. But our baby had decided it wasn’t time to come out. With that we celebrated 2023 by bursting firecrackers and lighting flowers. The child should think that his father and mother should not be in two places since the new year. And God had decided where I should be.’
After this came his wife Grete’s Instagram video story. It was the story that we got Griffin to the airport and were dropping him off for another bowl game. Grete also did not forget to thank her husband who rushed to her when she called.
Former American football player, Griffin is a well-known sportsperson and television host.
