Troy Aikman rips NBA players after Saints defenseman’s epic flop against the Packers

ESPN didn’t benefit from a great Monday Night Football matchup in Week 16. Instead, the very good Green Bay Packers faced the very bad (but also very injured) New Orleans Saints.

So when ESPN commentators Joe Buck and Troy Aikman call a game with a two-touchdown favorite, they have the added responsibility of making the contest entertaining.

ESPN analyst Troy Aikman took aim at NBA players after a New Orleans Saints player flopped on Monday Night Football against the Green Bay Packers.

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They also started with a quick joke, as Aikman didn’t seem very interested in jumping in after Buck’s introduction to the game. Buck noticed this and humorously pointed it out to him.

But a funnier moment occurred after the Packers quickly lost the field on their first drive and scored a touchdown. Quarterback Jordan Love hit a wide-open Dontayvion Wicks in the end zone while a Saints defender was on the ground nearby.

That defender, cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry, He then started yelling for a pass interference flag on Wicks. The problem is that Wicks didn’t bother him. Actually, not even close. But he wanted the referees to THINK a foul had been committed.