From ESPN: ESPN pulls Hank Williams Jr MNF introduction
On Monday morning, Hank Williams Jr., who notoriously sings the Monday Night Football introduction, went on Fox and Friends and made some pretty regrettable comments that used the words "Obama" and "Hitler."
As a result, ESPN decided to pull Williams intro for MNF when Indy heads to Tampa Bay this evening.
“While Hank Williams, Jr. is not an ESPN employee, we recognize that he is closely linked to our company through the open to Monday Night Football," ESPN spokesman Josh Krulewitz told CBSSports.com. "We are extremely disappointed with his comments, and as a result we have decided to pull the open from tonight’s telecast."
ESPN has not decided whether or not the removal of Williams intro -- he's might be more famous for yelling "Are you ready for some football?" than anything else -- will return and are "evaluating" the decision for future telecasts.
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