It’s led to speculation from fans across various platforms that Edwards has dealt with some health problems. But in talking to the Boston Globe’s Chad Finn this week, Edwards shut that talk down.
“I did not have some kind of accident,” he said to the Globe. “I do not have cancer. I don’t have dementia. I haven’t had a stroke. All of that’s been confirmed by Mass. General neurology.”
This isn’t the first time that Edwards has shot down rumors about his health. In December, he took to social media to confirm that he is in good health.
He wasn’t sick. He was just on vacation.
“Contrary to misinformation (imagine that!), I am fit & healthy … I look forward to calling years of Bruins games. I am enjoying a holiday week family vacation. First time in 17 years,” Edwards wrote.
However, Edwards did admit to the Globe that his speech has slowed. However, the broadcaster says that tests have not revealed any specific cause for the slowdown.
“It doesn’t fit in any slot,” he said to the Globe. “There have been a couple of guesses, but they haven’t made a definitive diagnosis and they’ve been working on me for a year and a half. It’s very frustrating, as you can imagine, for me to have this slowdown in my speech.”
The 66-year-old Edwards has called Bruins games on NESN since 2005. A native of Illinois and graduate of the University of New Hampshire, Edwards also worked as a “SportsCenter” anchor at ESPN from 1991 to 2003.
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