NFL and college football analyst Kirk Herbstreit, a self-described huge Cincinnati Reds fan from Centerville, Ohio, thanked supporters for reaching out about the death of his beloved dog, Ben, before he called the Amazon Prime Video broadcast of Thursday Night Football between the Bengals and the Ravens in Baltimore.

Ben was beloved by one and all. The messages of support for Kirk Herbstreit flooded social media ... with tears. Herbstreit showed appreciation. Tweets by NFLonPrime Some of the condolence messages that were sentL x.

Herbstreit’s beloved golden retriever had become somewhat of a celebrity through frequent appearances on ESPN’s “College GameDay” and in the broadcast booth.