Not everyone has the good fortune of attending the 2024 Paris Olympics in person, which is why you need a good broadcasting crew to help bring the Olympics home to millions watching from far away.
This year’s all-star broadcast team featured a lot of talent, from Snoop Dogg to Peyton Manning to Michael Phelps, Mike Tirico to Kelly Clarkson.
Tirico is NBC’s Sunday Night Football play-by-play announcer, so that was an easy decision to make.
Kelly Clarkson was making her NBC Olympics debut to host Opening Ceremony coverage alongside Tirico and Peyton Manning.
Manning was also making his debut. The Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback and two-time Super Bowl champion brought his witty humor to millions around the globe.
Unfortunately and possibly fortunately, many had differing opinions of the all-star cast, and many reactions involved the former quarterback, especially about his wristband that served as a cheat sheet that provided one of the more hilarious moments of the day.
“That’s just Peyton Manning being Peyton Manning.” 😂
The Sheriff came prepared with a playcaller’s wristband at the #ParisOlympics Opening Ceremony.
📺 Opening Ceremony on NBC and Peacock pic.twitter.com/eZubPCtRZ9
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) July 26, 2024
I love Peyton Manning pic.twitter.com/6blPJ8fhZ1
— gmannVOLS (@gmannVOLS) July 26, 2024
The reaction to Peyton Manning’s coverage varied on social media:
