Video: Jon Gruden thinks Michelle Obama is Lisa Salters, or vice versa

I agree it was a minor mistake at most, if that. Unlike the writer, I think Gruden was right in seeing some similarity between Lisa Salters and the First Lady, and I actually thought his remark was a tongue-in-cheek kind of attempt at humor. No big deal at all.

I was watching at the time. First off I believe the guys in the booth use a small TV to assist their call, secondly Lisa Salter DOES look quite a bit like the First Lady. With all the crazy play cards teams use it is entirely possible they could use one of an ESPN sideline reporter.
As for Mike Tirico's reaction, he laughed about it, didn't seem akward but as this article and others talking about the "major gaffe" Gruden made prove, you will always get some clowns trying to make a mountain out of a mole hill. Stupid article.

What is with this whole holding signs up for play calls anyway? Have players now become too stupid to read a playbook, or do they not know how to use audibles in their offense? This crap isn't even cool when oregon uses this #$%$!!

No kidding!!!! This is news??? That was a non event. I wouldn't even call it a slip up.

I heard it when it happened and took it as a flirty compliment or joke towards the sideline reporter at the game ... its Lisa ... no wait that Michelle Obama... the tone in his voice was playful and he knew the difference. you are making a mountain out of a mole hill

Poor Lisa.

if you're working with someone, you'll almost automatically think of him/her when you see an image that looks similar... which goes to show you that the obamas are easily (and readily) forgettable...

they were laughing about it, whats the big deal here???

Stupid article. Gruden is correcting as he says it. They have to keep things going. You as a writer get to think about what you write. Guess there was not much to write about. I feel you are wrong about the awkwardness. He started to say it and was immediately corrected. Michelle is probably flattered as Lisa is attractive.

Word has it ..that Lisa can whip up a "short stack of her famous "Aunt Jemima's" in a moments notice. Personally I would opt for the Buckwheats.!!..

Gruden apparently has the hots for Salters...

Any reason to put her in a headline... This is getting pathetic.

yeah right !! did that play work.....NOT !! LIKE HER OLD MAN......LOSER !!

It is either an honest mistake or a staged gaff.

Gruden explained his comment after they went to commercial,"Hey guys they all look the same to me"

jon gruden is obviously a racist and should be replaced with someone more level-headed, like bryant gumbel.

Lisa is attractive & does not have a huge #$%$...how could he have made the mistake?

I could get the Lisa Salters gaffe if he glanced at it and saw that in like half a second.

I would give Gruden a pass even if that wasn't the case. It's not like they had Santa Claus on the card, and Gruden confused him with Satan.

Come on, Jon! Obama's butt is about 6 times the size of Lisa's, for crying out loud!

I could easily see how you could confuse the two at first glance