Scenario: You’re a host over at the Worldwide leader and one of the higher ups pitches an NFL highlight recap video. It all sounds pretty standard except for one huge catch: the highlights are substituted for EMOJIS. Basically it’s James Corden’s “Emoji News” with an NFL twist. Do you sell your soul completely and do it (knowing damn well this isn’t what your target demo wants), or take your self-respect over to another gig?
ESPN’s Sarina Morales opted to the bite the bullet and powered her way through this cringeworthy Week 1 “highlight video:”
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You just know there’s an A-hole over at BuzzFeed kicking himself for not coming up with this idea.
Sidenote: At least Johnny Manziel’s interpretation was accurate.
ESPN Recaps NFL Week 1 With Emojis
