- ESPN announcer Chris Fowler sounded unwell during the beginning of the ‘Monday Night Football’ broadcast.
- Fowler’s voice appeared to improve as the first quarter of the Raiders-Chiefs game progressed.
- The announcer has had a busy schedule between his college football and US Open responsibilities.
The nightcap of the Week 2 ‘Monday Night Football’ doubleheader featured ESPN announcer Chris Fowler on the mic flanked by analysts Louis Riddick and Dan Orlovsky.
Fowler, the network’s top voice on college football but has added the NFL to his portfolio as ESPN’s acquired more standalone games, didn’t sound like himself during the opening. His voice improved during the first quarter, but observers noted he sounded under the weather 48 hours after he and Kirk Herbstreit called Georgia’s victory over Tennessee.
It has been a busy month for Fowler. In addition to his weekly college football responsibilities, he is the main voice for the US Open, a competition that kept him busy during the end of August and beginning of September.
Chris Fowler schedule
The US Open ran from Aug. 24-Sept. 7. While Fowler wasn’t on the call every day (Saturdays, for example), he worked plenty of match days, including the men’s final on Sept. 7.
That was right after flying overnight from Oklahoma-Michigan during Week 2 of college football. In Week 1, he called LSU-Clemson. And on Saturday Sept. 13, he had the Georgia-Tennessee top-15 matchup, which went into overtime.
All to say Fowler has been quite occupied over the last few weeks.