Randall Cobb Says He Won’t Wear Microphone During Games Anymore

June 2, 2016   ·   Brian Marron   ·   Jump to comments

After an injury knocked him out of a playoff game last season, Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb is done being mic'd up on game day.   
Cobb suffered a punctured lung in the first quarter of the Packers' playoff game with the Arizona Cardinals on Jan. 16 after making a diving catch downfield that was overturned because of a penalty. According to ESPN.com's Rob Demovsky, Cobb believes his microphone equipment caused the injury.
"I'll never be mic'd up again," Cobb said Thursday. "This [microphone] theory isn't anything new. It's something we've talked about plenty of times. There's no way to prove it, but there's no way to disprove it, either."
Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers furthered this sentiment last week on former teammate A.J. Hawk's podcast, per Demovsky:
I don't feel comfortable being mic'd up, and I will say this: Randall Cobb had a serious injury last year in the playoff game, and I believe -- and he would as well, and the tea...

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