Michael Irvin tells his side of harassment story
He's been removed by NFL Network for Super Bowl coverage.
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Former Dallas Cowboys legend Michael Irvin has been removed from Super Bowl coverage by NFL Network after a woman accused him of harassment at a hotel.
And now, he's telling his side of the story in an interview on 105.3 The Fan in Dallas.
“What law did I break?” Irvin said. “There was definitely nothing physical. … That’s honestly all that happened. Nobody was in my room. It was a 45-second conversation in the lobby, a handshake and we left. … I don’t know. I don’t know what this is, and it’s running me crazy.”
"Well, guys, there's a lot going on. I don't know whether you guys heard or not. I wanted to do your show just to share with you ... You guys haven't heard that Sunday night ... I went out with (former Cowboys safety) Michael Brooks. I don't remember, but I guess when I came in [to the hotel], they asked (NFL Network), 'well, what did you do (last night)?' I said, 'I went straight to the room," Irvin told Shan, RJ and Bobby.
"But I guess I had talked to somebody in the lobby for about a minute, and then I went to my room. And after I got off the air [the next day], they said, 'come on, we got to move you to another hotel.'
"So they moved my hotel, and I said, 'what's going on, guys? What's happening? Why are we moving hotels?' And they said, 'well, last night, you walked in - did you talk to somebody?' And I said, 'I didn't talk to anybody. I went straight to my room.'
"And then they showed on camera I did talk to somebody. I talked to this girl for about a minute. They didn't show [me the video]. They told me [that I was on video talking to her]. I don't know what she looks like or anything. But that's why they moved me. Because the girl said I said something to her in that minute we talked."
Irvin waited until the end of his comments to reveal that he had "a few drinks" earlier in the night.
"I thought you guys would have heard about it, so that's why I wanted to come on and talk to you guys about it. I don't know what the plan is for the rest of the week. ... You should be hearing it, you should know about it because that's exactly what's happening. And that's why I'm just kind of hiding and waiting to see how everything comes down. ... It was a minute meeting somewhere in the lobby. I don't even remember it really because I had a few drinks to tell you the truth."