NFL reporter responds to fake death rumor in hilarious fashion: 'Glitch in the matrix'

An net rumor swirled past week that a longtime NFL newsman had died astatine the property of 40.

News of Jane Slater's expected decease connected societal media, but she was speedy to unopen it down.

An X idiosyncratic posted a screenshot of a station connected Facebook that showed Slater successful achromatic and achromatic with the graphic "1980-2025" saying she had died astatine 40. Slater, 45, was calved successful 1980, but the years written successful the station would mean she died astatine either property 44 oregon 45.

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NFL Network sideline newsman Jane Slater stands connected the sidelines anterior to an NFL shot crippled betwixt the Seattle Seahawks and the Chicago Bears, astatine Soldier Field connected Dec. 26, 2024 successful Chicago, Illinois.  (Todd Rosenberg/Getty Images)

"A seasoned newsman who covered the Dallas Cowboys—having followed the squad for implicit a decade—has passed distant astatine the property of 40 aft a tragic home unit incident, leaving down a 5-year-old child. Her years of dedicated work, on with the heartbreaking circumstances surrounding her death, person near loyal fans stunned, devastated, and praying for her and her family," the station read.

The idiosyncratic asked Slater, "did you walk away??"

Jane Slater speaks with T.Y. Hilton of the Dallas Cowboys aft the crippled against the Philadelphia Eagles astatine AT&T Stadium connected Dec. 24, 2022 successful Arlington, Texas.  (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

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"I don’t deliberation so? But does this mean determination is (a) glitch successful the matrix? I’m gonna wrapper myself successful bubble wrapper until NYE," Slater joked.

If determination is 1 happening the Facebook station got correct, it's that Slater does chiefly screen the Cowboys for the NFL Network.

NFL Network newsman Jan Slater connected the sideline anterior to an NFC Wild Card Playoff crippled betwixt the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Dallas Cowboys astatine Raymond James Stadium connected Jan. 16, 2023 successful Tampa, Florida.  (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

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Prior to joining successful 2016, Slater worked for ESPN and the Longhorn Network, having attended the University of Texas. She besides hosted a vigor amusement successful Dallas.

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