ESPN apologises for fantasy football 'auction' segment

ESPN apologised for a fantasy football segment which drew criticism on social media for its resemblance to a slave auction.

During one of its fantasy football shows ESPN showed a segment that had an auctioneer putting a player up for bid and people in a crowd bidding on him. Auction drafts are popular in fantasy football.

After heavy criticism throughout the day, ESPN issued an apology.

“Auction drafts are a common part of fantasy football, and ESPN’s segments replicated an auction draft with a diverse slate of top professional football players." it said.

"Without that context, we understand the optics could be portrayed as offensive, and we apologize,” ESPN said in a statement to multiple outlets.

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