Baldy
October 16th, 2006, 05:28 PM
Canes analyst Thomas fired for comments during brawl (http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2628184)
"CORAL GABLES -- Lamar Thomas, the former Miami Hurricanes wide receiver who is now a television analyst for team, told the Palm Beach Post Monday that he has been fired from his job because of controversial comments made during Saturday's in-game brawl between Miami and Florida International.
They decided not to continue with my contract because there's so much heat going on right now," Thomas, who played for Miami from 1989 to 1992, told the paper. "I told him, 'You know what, Mr. Fuhrman, I appreciate everything you've done for me.'"
Comcast Sports SouthEast general manager Mark Fuhrman was unavailable for comment, but a representative of the network confirmed that Thomas had been dismissed."
"CORAL GABLES -- Lamar Thomas, the former Miami Hurricanes wide receiver who is now a television analyst for team, told the Palm Beach Post Monday that he has been fired from his job because of controversial comments made during Saturday's in-game brawl between Miami and Florida International.
They decided not to continue with my contract because there's so much heat going on right now," Thomas, who played for Miami from 1989 to 1992, told the paper. "I told him, 'You know what, Mr. Fuhrman, I appreciate everything you've done for me.'"
Comcast Sports SouthEast general manager Mark Fuhrman was unavailable for comment, but a representative of the network confirmed that Thomas had been dismissed."