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Dan Orlovsky let everyone watching ESPN know that he's never smoked but his wife has
Being weird is part of Dan Orlovsky’s brand — he famously parades around his childish culinary palette, for example, and seemed to genuinely enjoy Pat McAfee’s recent country-rap album. That weirdness can often slip through in bizarre ways, though, such as his recent outing of his wife for smoking more than him.
During the Monday, November 9 broadcast of NFL Live ahead of the Monday Night Football game between the Buffalo Bills and Minnesota Vikings, Dan Orlovsky put a pen in his mouth to pantomime smoking.
Dan Orlovsky strangely outed his wife for smoking while also claiming that he’s never smoked in his entire life
When host Laura Rutledge pointed out that he wasn’t quite doing it right, Orlovsky explained that it’s because he’d never previously smoked anything in his entire life. Then came the part that went viral.
After mentioning that he’d never smoked anything before, Orlovsky added that he “Can’t say the same about my wife,” which prompted a surprised reaction from both Rutledge and football fans on social media.
“My drug addict freak of a wife f—— smokes insane weed and cigs all the time,” is how one viral post humorously summarized the moment.
This is the weirdest and funniest comment I’ve ever heard. https://t.co/54xy9wYAo9
— ThatsGoodSports (@BrandonPerna) November 9, 2026
Why did he say this? Lol
— Zach Bollinger (@zachbollinger18) November 9, 2026
As The Athletic writer Andrew Marchand pointed out, Rutledge’s bemused reaction to Orlovsky’s stream-of-consciousness was particularly hilarious.
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Rutledge reax 🤣🤣
— Andrew Marchand (@AndrewMarchand) November 9, 2026