ESPN Has Lots of Trouble With Spelling and Math During NFL Live Segment With Dianna Russini

Cover Photo: Twitter/@ARomero_WX

It definitely takes a lot of skill, hard work and, some would say luck, to work for ESPN. But clearly those skills don't include spelling or math.

During an "NFL Live" segment on Tuesday afternoon, analysts were asked to rank the probability of each AFC West team's chances of winning the division by an exact percentage out of 100.

Not only did NFL insider Dianna Russini's numbers only add up to 90 percent, but the graphics team at ESPN also spelled her first name wrong.

So math is not a requirement at @espn. I mean, they can't even get @diannaESPN's name correct. pic.twitter.com/sacz0WvDnh
— Alberto Romero (@ARomero_WX) June 25, 2019

Misspelling Dianna with one "n" – sure, no problem – but adding up to 100 percent is pretty simple math. Bravo to fellow ESPN analyst Tim Hasselbeck for getting his total to reach 100. And both of them chose the Kansas City Chiefs to win the division, with Russini giving them a 60 percent chance and Hasselbeck coming in at 40 percent.

Name is spelled wrong. Numbers don’t add up. That’s my life!
— Dianna (@diannaESPN) June 25, 2019

At least Russini had a sense of humor about the faux pas, commenting on Twitter, "Name is spelled wrong. Numbers don’t add up. That’s my life!" No matter how bad she might be at math, Dianna is still No. 1 in our book.

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