The 52-year-old broadcaster and former linebacker has spent the majority of his professional career around football. The enormous ears of the Volkswagen bus sized rhino shot up as Ryan pressed the autofocus button.
According to ESPN, the 49ers have suspended broadcaster Tim Ryan for comments about Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson’s “dark skin color.”. SANTA CLARA, CALIF. — The 49ers have suspended radio analyst Tim Ryan for one game for saying Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was adept at carrying out fakes because of his “dark skin color with a dark football.” Ryan made the comment Monday in an interview on the 49ers’ flagship radio station, KNBR, when describing Jackson’s ability to fake handoffs and keep the ball on runs that hurt the 49ers in a 20-17 loss to the Ravens on Sunday. “We hold Tim to a high standard as a representative of our organization and he must be more thoughtful with his words,” the team said. Broadcaster Suspended for ‘Dark Skin’ Comment on Ravens’ Lamar Jackson “Lamar Jackson is an MVP-caliber player and I respect him greatly. The San Francisco Chronicle first reported the suspension. I want to sincerely apologize to him and anyone else I offended.” The 49ers said in a statement that they are “disappointed” in Ryan and that he won’t broadcast Sunday’s game in New Orleans. 49ers broadcaster Tim Ryan was suspended for one game after comments made about Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson following Sunday’s loss. “Lamar Jackson is an MVP-caliber player and I respect him greatly. Tim Ryan, the 49ers radio analyst, apologized for saying Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson was adept at carrying out fakes because of his “dark skin color with a dark football.” The San Francisco 49ers suspended radio analyst Tim Ryan for one game after he made racist comments about Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson , … “He’s really good at that fake, Lamar Jackson, but when you consider his dark skin color with a dark football with a dark uniform, you could not see that thing,” Ryan said on air. The eyes of the 2,500-pound beast rested intently on Ryan, a television sports broadcaster … In January 2014 it was announced that Ryan was leaving FOX Sports to replace Eric Davis as color analyst for the San Francisco 49ers radio network. “I mean, you literally could not see when he was in and out of the mesh point.” Ryan issued a statement of apology through the team Wednesday “I regret my choice of words in trying to describe the conditions of the game,” he said. I want to sincerely apologize to him and anyone else I offended.”The 52-year-old broadcaster and former linebacker has spent the majority of his professional career around football. We know Tim as a man of high integrity and are confident he will grow and learn from this experience.” Ryan played four seasons for the Bears (1990-93) as a defensive tackle after they picked him in the third round of the 1990 draft. Said Ravens QB Lamar Jackson had advantage in Sunday's game on ball fakes due to "darker skin with a dark football with a dark uniform"At the time of his comment, Ryan was attempting to reference the difficulty the 49ers defense was having picking up on ball fakes made by “He’s really good at that fake, Lamar Jackson, but when you consider his dark skin color with a dark football with a dark uniform, you could not see that thing,” said Ryan. Copyright © 2020 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. (Ryan is not to be confused with another sportscaster also named Tim Ryan, who called play-by-play for Fox in 1998.) Since the onset of the 49ers 2019 season, Ryan has teamed up with play-by-play announcer Greg Papa on radio broadcasts. In … Powered by The San Francisco 49ers have suspended team radio color commentator following questionable comments he made about MVP front-runner Lamar Jackson. “He’s really good at that fake, Lamar Jackson, but when you consider his dark skin color with the dark football with a dark uniform, you could not see the thing,” Ryan said on the show (H/T The San Francisco Chronicle). Tim has expressed remorse in a public statement and has also done so with us privately. “Tim has expressed remorse in a public statement and has also done so with us privately. “I mean you literally could not see when he was in and out of the mesh point and if you’re a half step slow on him in terms of your vision forget about it, he’s out of the gate.”In addition to the punishment that was handed down by the team, 49ers team officials also issued a statement regarding Ryan’s comments, noting that the organization has also contacted the Ravens to offer a formal apology.“We hold Tim to a high standard as a representative of our organization and he must be more thoughtful with his words. In addition, he has also called Thursday Night Football games for Westwood One, select college games for Fox Network, and hosted a SiriusXM Satellite Radio show called “Movin’ The Chains.” In 2014, Ryan began his current position as the 49ers radio color analyst in 2014.According to the San Francisco Chronicle story, Ryan is “known for his baritone voice and enthusiastic broadcasting” in the booth. He was a TV analyst on Fox for 11 years and has spent the last six seasons calling 49ers games on the radio. Ryan played his Beginning in 2002, Ryan spent over a decade with FOX Sports as an NFL game analyst. We know Tim as a man of high integrity and are confident he will grow and learn from this experience.”Ryan himself has also issued an apology for his comments.“I regret my choice of words in trying to describe the conditions of the game,” said the longtime radio broadcaster. 49ers radio color commentator Tim Ryan suspended one game for comments made on KNBR radio show Monday. He was a two-time All-American at USC, where he set a school record with 20 sacks in 1989.