NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin seems to be slipping into madness after just one week of being quarantined without live sports.
Irvin posted a video of a recent Corona commercial on Thursday morning along with this bizarre commentary: "Since I am not a beer drinker. Maybe it’s just me. But I believe that @corona beer SHOULD NOT be running their commercials at this time. Sorry I don’t want to hear how a Corona gets it’s lime while the Coronavirus is getting lives."
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When a fan asked if he was okay, Irvin replied: "NO I am not ok and you are not ok either. NONE of us are OK. We are all stuck in our homes without any freaking live sports, what so ever, as the economy grinds to a damn near stop!!!!"
The Cowboys legend received enough replies from people who genuinely thought he believed that Corona beer and the coronavirus were related that he was forced to clarify that he was, indeed, just joking. This is the second time this week that The Playmaker has stuck his foot in his mouth - the first being when he over-exaggerated DeAndre Hopkins' remarks about Texans coach Bill O'Brien.
Continue scrolling to see what the internet thinks of Irvin's Corona/Coronavirus commentary.
Coronavirus Strikes Fear In Beer Drinkers
Corona beer and Coronavirus have no connections, whatsoever.
The fear of Coronavirus has grown exponentially in the last few weeks. As he expanded past China into North America, Europe, and other parts of the world, it was only a matter of time that the game of name association began to impact the beer market.
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According to Bloomberg, Corona has been impacted by the fear of coronavirus as memes began to scatter across the internet. Of course, those who aren’t able to differentiate the two began inquiring about whether it was Corona beer that was actually the cause of the virus. “Corona beer virus” and “beer coronavirus” became prominent searches over the past few days.
Unfortunately, this isn’t one of those situations where Corona is just getting the butt-end of the jokes. This fiasco has even impacted their sales to an extent. As the Olympics threaten to pull out of Tokyo out of fear of the virus, Constellation Brand shares, the company behind Corona, dipped eight percent this week. Even their buzz score, which tracks the amount of brand awareness among adults, has also seen a major decline, going from a high 75 to a 51 at the beginning of the year.
This might not actually entirely be because of Coronavirus. YouGov’s business data said the possibility of a dip in sales can be related to the fact Corona is perceived as a summer drink.