'I Was Worried' - Concern Grows For NFL Legend Terry Bradshaw

11/24/2024 06:34 PM

There's growing concern for legendary NFL quarterback turned broadcaster Terry Bradshaw.

Bradshaw, 76, has had quite the 2024 season. But is it time for the legendary NFL quarterback, who won four Super Bowls, to retire? NFL fans have been calling for Bradshaw to retire from the broadcasting world for a while now. Bradshaw's had some tough moments this year, sparking controversy with a North Carolina accent and a comment on Deshaun Watson. Bradshaw is known for speaking off the cuff, so it's no surprise when he makes headlines for a bold comment or two, but this year, viewers have been concerned about his performance in other areas.

The four-time Super Bowl champion does a lot of the highlight montages for Fox Sports, at halftime and postgame. Viewers have noticed that Bradshaw seems a bit off this year. One former NFL quarterback is even getting worried.

Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason admitted this season that he's "worried" about his fellow quarterback turned broadcaster.

"I worked up against them for the last 22 years, I haven't seen a lot of their show," Esiason said earlier this year. "Obviously, I see it during the Super Bowl or when there's one game for a playoff game, but I felt like it was a little disconcerting yesterday. I was worried about him. Is that the way it's been?"

Unfortunately, it's been that way for most of this year. Bradshaw is still having fun, but he's made some missteps throughout the season, especially on the highlight packages.

These postgame highlights were a struggle for Terry Bradshaw to get through: pic.twitter.com/vAEQ8oWK7d

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) October 20, 2024

Bradshaw has made it clear that he doesn't want to retire anytime soon, but NFL fans are continuing to call for him to step aside - at least for highlight packages.

"@NFLonFOX please get rid of Terry Bradshaw," one fan said.

"He is the worst I have switched to watching CBS because of him," one fan added.

Bradshaw, though, has said repeatedly that he doesn't want to stop. At least not yet. He appeared on The Kelly Clarkson Show earlier this fall and spoke about his love for the job.

"I'm one of those people that are lucky to go to work and can't wait to get there. It's so much fun to get up early as you, we work all day, we're 12 hours in the studio working all the games throughout." 

He added: "The people here in New York may see us do one show but we do 12."

Still, that's not stopping fans from expressing their worry for Bradshaw. Hopefully, he'll have a fun rest of the season and look good while doing it.

But at some point, NFL on FOX might be forced to make a tough decision on the legendary NFL quarterback.