Hope this turns out to be false but it is Dolphin news during a slow time.

http://www.foxnews.com/sports/2013/01/31/dan-marino-had-child-with-cbs-employee-paid-to-keep-it-secret-report-says/?intcmp=features

He admitted to it.

I just hope this isn't how his family found out.

Yeah that would be very bad.
But it doesnt give that impression, the financial support as well as being in contact with the kid would lead me to believe this is just news to the public.

ooops.

You know even Superman struggled with emotion, give Dan a break

Even after retiring, Dan Marino is still on target.

Good one Rich

He's still able to find and hit Tight Ends and Wide Receivers, eh Rich?

That's a darn shame... seems to be a real problem with "loyalty" in this world... in every sense of the word.

Is badmouthing Marino still against forum rules, or is it OK to say he's now on the same level as Arnold Schwarzenegger?

No Marino is Itallian and a football player, he should be held to a much lower standard than body builders turned movie star turned gov...

And its called a goo-mah

Rules are rules. We can't bad mouth Marino.

Dan definitely deserves to be bad mouthed on this one. It's likely this isn't his only flag for illegal use of hands (note, I could have expanded on hands, but you get the idea).

This story is just starting............I'm sure a lot more is going to come out. I wouldn't be surprised if he's pulled from this weekend's coverage..........or at least makes an opening statement concerning the allegations.

Ugh. I know it's tough to be a celebrity and have beautiful women throw themselves at you all the time, but you still got to say 'no'. Heck, I have this same problem;)

If his wife leaves him he's going to think it wasn't worth it. They usually do.

I think any article on Marino impregnating a woman should avoid any reference such as "He was best known for his quick release"

It's one thing to have an affair, it's another thing to have a child out of your marriage and cover it up for 7 years. Like I said, this story is just starting........and this is the kind of story the tabloid media will eat up.

Its ok to cheat so long as you dont knock them up?

I beg to differ. And I got the impression this is news to the public, not to the family. Could be wrong but who knows.

If Marino and his family chose to keep this out of the public eye for 7 years its their choice.

Maybe we worry more about the deadbeat dads and woman beaters currently employed in the NFL and let guys who support ALL their children continue doing so...

I don't think that's what he said, Rock Se...

I mean... 10acjed....

Did he cover it up from his wife? Sounds like he simply spared his family a public circus, and at the same time was able to keep a high paying job to support their lifestyle. I don't condone his affair, but lets not label him anything until all the facts are out.

Facts are out... he admitted to having an affair at the very least.

Right, but if he paid to hide it from his wife and kids while pretending to still be the all American dad then I see that as far worse than if he made a mistake, owned up to it with his family, and paid to hide it so that he wouldn't lose his job and could help them support their lifestyle. Last I checked he doesn't go on CBS each week and beam about what a moral life he lives. Its not of our business what he does in private.

We know had an affair, set the mother and child up financially elsewhere, and somehow got exposed. Thats about it.

I'm telling you this is the just the start. You're going to have the Enquirer, TMZ, etc. trying to pull up women from his past and pay them to acknowledge indiscretions. Dan isn't as Big as Tiger Woods, but you get the picture.

Couldn't have come at a worst time, after the Super Bowl there's generally a big lul in sports reporting..........sports talk radio will be hitting this hard.

Yeesh.

Looked up to this man.

LOL just clarifying, if its one thing or the other there is a difference, I guess we just have to assume what that difference is.

Listening to Jim Rome all day .... who is now on CBS Sports Radio. They haven't mentioned 1 word about it. Go figure.

Right now there is only one difference between Marino and Arnold: Arnold hid the fact that he had a child out of wedlock from his wife and kids for years. Marino, we aren't sure about what happened in that area. The rest is the same.

Maybe he had flashbacks of the Jim Everett experience and opted not to piss off another QB.

Like Rock said, Rome's a CBS guy now...........if he didn't say anything, it's because he was directed not to.

This whole thing is pretty embarrassing to CBS, Dan's one of their leading sports hosts. Sunday will be the most watched show/event of the year.........and Dan's a big part of the production, whether it's commentary or previously recorded interviews.

Considering, the woman was a previous production assistant with CBS..........CBS executives, co-hosts and other personnel also have a lot to answer for.........when did they know, did they participate in the cover up, did CBS provide compensation to the woman for her silence, i.e. did CBS commit inappropriate or possibly illegal actions to aid in the cover up?

The whole Dan-gate is going to be a big distraction this Sunday impacting CBS, the NFL and all the sponsors who spent millions for commercial space. For CBS and Dan, the disclosure couldn't have happened at a worse time.

I'll still be wearing this tomorrow at the office Superbowl party!

PZ.......did Dan really sign that? If so, I'd frame that baby.

No doubt we're going to hear some troubling things about Dan's personnel life over the next several weeks. Unless he pulls an OJ............it can't take away from what he did on the field.

He and Claire have been a huge positive force in Miami, there's the Miami Children's Hospital Dan Marino Outpatient Center, all the work and money they raised for Autism Research and Aid, the two children they took in from impoverished countries, etc.

These are just the kind of people the press and the public love to take down, first, because it's a surprise.............second, it makes people feel better about their own lives.

Listen Guys..........it's not all bad.....at least this chick didn't have a Captain Winky!

Yeah thats an authenticity number on that little tag below the signature. I just got it for xmas so havent had the chance to get it framed yet.

when did they know, did they participate in the cover up, did CBS provide compensation to the woman for her silence, i.e. did CBS commit inappropriate or possibly illegal actions to aid in the cover up?

First of all, if it was consensual and CBS approached her to "settle" to stay quiet and it was a substantial amount, I am sure she went along with it. Inappropriate, probably, but my guess is that she benefited comfortably off this.

My take is of course having an affair is wrong, but we are ALL human, therefore no one is perfect and we all make mistakes and poor choices in life. At end of the day it is none of anyone's business and especially to judge him.

Hopefully,he learned from it and becomes an even better person from the misfire poor choice and I am quite sure no one is suffering more than him deep down.

Whatever happened doesn't change my view of him as one of the greatest NFL Quarterbacks of all-time and the best Miami Dolphin to ever put on a uniform.

Sad.

I feel sorry for the child. How awkward is that going to be to attempt to contact her half-siblings later in life. Imagine her being at his house around his wife .... Claire Marino will never be able to forget where the child came from.

You and Claire close? LMAO


Who knows whats going on in that house.

Who knows whats going on in that house.

10acjed, I agree dude. Dan made a poor choice, no doubt and I do not condone what he did, but who really knows the whole story of their marriage and what goes on in their private life and not my place to cast judgement.

Hopefully, this media blitz passes quickly.

Im sure it will, its low on the media clicker already...

Here's Dans statement on his marriage if anyone is wondering:


Like I said yesterday, it seems this is news to us, not them..

I'm sure he's been "throwing it around" more than once. He went deep and scored. Great job, Dan.

Maybe Marino can start a new condom line called Isoboners. No glove, no love.