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Terry Bradshaw is facing more calls to retire after he botched the name of Jaxon Smith-Njigba while on duty for Fox Sports.
The legendary NFL quarterback, 77, was on Fox NFL Sunday when the Seahawks wide receiver scored a stunning 63-yard touchdown against the Titans.
Smith-Njigba has been among the NFL's most potent weapons this season, amassing more receiving yards (1,313) than any other player.
But while discussing Smith-Njigba's first-half touchdown, Bradshaw referred to the receiver - live on air - as 'Njigboo.'
He was called out by fellow panelist Michael Strahan, who reminded Bradshaw that the receiver's name is Njigba. 'That's what I said,' Bradshaw replied. 'Something like that.'
Strahan then called out Bradshaw for adding 'a little "boo" on the end,' to which the legendary quarterback responded: 'All right, a little "Njig-boo."'
Terry Bradshaw is facing more calls to retire after he botched the name of Jaxon Smith-Njigba
The Seahawks wide receiver scored a stunning 63-yard touchdown against the Titans
The conversation quickly moved on to the Chiefs-Colts clash but on social media, Bradshaw's gaffe went viral. 'Time for him to "retire,"' one fan wrote. 'Someone is deciding to keep him around and continue paying him,' another added.
A third fan claimed Bradshaw 'needed to retire about 5 years ago,' while a fourth accused the four-time Super Bowl champion of making a 'really dangerous botch of Njigba’s name,' adding: 'Strahan reacted like Terry was manhandling a live cobra.'
Bradshaw has been a mainstay on Fox's NFL programming for over 30 years. After retiring from football in 1984, Bradshaw quickly joined CBS as a game analyst before jumping ship to Fox ten years later.
But this was the 77-year-old's latest gaffe of recent months. He previously struggled to pronounce the name of Bears running back D'Andre Swift, calling him 'Deonday... DeAndre Smith' before one of his colleagues corrected him.
He also recently told a bizarre story about Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid.
'The other day, I text Andy Reid and I get a text back. I thought it was Andy Reid but it was some guy selling pigs,' he began. 'I shouldn't have told y'all that, so that you thought that I actually talked to Andy Reid.'
Bradshaw addressed his future earlier this year. 'I got two years left at Fox,' the 77-year-old said. 'It's a young man's game. I get that...if we can get to the next Super Bowl, I'll be 80. I think that's time.'
