With the Jacksonville Jaguars dispatching the Atlanta Falcons in a (mostly) drama-less 23-7 affair Sunday, there wasn’t much to write home about from London. Well, except for the time the ESPN+ camera appeared to show an unflattering shot of Dan Orlovsky’s beige pants.
You might be saying: “I’m sorry, what?” Let me explain.
Based on an unfortunate camera angle, it almost seemed like the announcer — who was in the booth with Louis Riddick and Chris Fowler — wasn’t wearing pants for a moment. That couldn’t have been further from the truth as the camera really was playing tricks on our eyes, and Orlovsky came fully dressed to work.
I see London, I see France, I had to double check if Dan Orlovsky was wearing pants. pic.twitter.com/xk3xD8vyhH
— Jake Elman (@JakeElman97) October 1, 2023
Orlovsky’s colleague, Laura Rutledge, would hilariously confirm on Twitter that Orlovsky was indeed wearing pants. (Even though the lining on his pants is plainly visible.)
I see London, I see France… I can confirm @danorlovsky7 is wearing pants. https://t.co/6VHHrXBsfS
— Laura Rutledge (@LauraRutledge) October 1, 2023
This is how Orlovsky clarified his fashion decision in response to former NFL player Chris Long:
I did wear pants @JOEL9ONE https://t.co/pM60B8gZF5
— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) October 1, 2023
There have been a lot of fashion faux pas in professional sports and commentating. This one from Orlovksy would have been wild if it was actually true.
This is how Twitter reacted
I swear I thought Dan Orlovsky wasn’t wearing pants for a second and my heart almost skipped a beat pic.twitter.com/uNpWt96Zjr
— AC (@a_coleman25) October 1, 2023
Someone needs to get Dan Orlovsky different-colored pants 😭 pic.twitter.com/dcrbb0XyZR
— The Game Day NFL (@TheGameDayNFL) October 1, 2023
Thought for sure Dan Orlovsky was not wearing pants pic.twitter.com/WxpNGvXZc3
— Nick Coffey (@TheCardConnect) October 1, 2023
Questionable pants decisions aside, Dan Orlovsky is one of the best color commentators out there right now. pic.twitter.com/9XDOLaAbUJ
— Seth Woolcock (@Between_SethFF) October 1, 2023
I thought Dan Orlovsky wasn’t wearing pants.
— Christopher Volken (@Volken_Vol) October 1, 2023
I’ve just seen Dan Orlovsky’s pants and I’m ready to join the discourse
— Matty F. Brown (@mattyfbrown) October 1, 2023
I’m gonna need for Dan Orlovsky to not wear these pants again. They’re not translating well on tv and I’ll just leave it there.
— Simone Scott (@Simone_Scott) October 1, 2023
I just did a double take to make sure Dan Orlovsky was wearing pants
— Tim Twilliger (@ttwilliger) October 1, 2023
Someone get Dan Orlovsky some different colored pants
— Aidan England (@theAidanEngland) October 1, 2023
