One of the most famous voices in Boston athletics is Jack Edwards of NESN. Thus, followers pick up on changes in his speech patterns quickly.
In the last several years, if you’ve seen a NESN Bruins broadcast, you might have noticed a slight change in the play-by-play announcer. He takes longer to answer the phone. Rather, there are silences and moments when his speech seems slurred.
Fans on several platforms have conjectured that Edwards has struggled with health issues as a result of this. However, Edwards put an end to that discussion this week when speaking with Chad Finn of the Boston Globe.
He told the Globe, “I did not have some sort of accident.” “I’m not a cancer patient. My dementia is not present. I am not a stroke victim. Mass has confirmed all of that. Neurology in general.
Edwards has historically refuted reports regarding his health. He posted on social media in December to reaffirm his good health.
“In spite of false information (whoa!), I am in good health and fitness. I’m excited to call many Bruins seasons. My family and I are on a holiday week vacation. First time in seventeen years,” wrote Edwards.
Edwards acknowledged to the Globe that his speech had become less rapid, nevertheless. The network claims that testing haven’t identified a particular reason for the lag, though.
He told the Globe that it “fits in no slot.” They’ve been working on me for a year and a half, and while they have made some educated assumptions, they haven’t come to a firm diagnosis. You can imagine how annoying it is for me to be speaking more slowly.
Since 2005, the 66-year-old Edwards has called Bruins games for NESN. Edwards, an Illinois native and University of New Hampshire alum, was an ESPN “SportsCenter” anchor from 1991 to 2003.
