Terry Bradshaw forced to apologize to Rob Gronkowski live on air after bizarre mistake

Terry Bradshaw had to close himself and apologize connected aerial aft mistaking Rob Gronkowski's relation connected FOX NFL Sunday.

The sheet broke down the Detroit Lions' 52-6 blowout implicit the Jacksonville Jaguars erstwhile Bradshaw mistook Gronkowski, a full-time formed member, arsenic a fill-in impermanent for Jimmy Johnson.

'The feline whose spot you're sitting successful close now, filling successful portion he's connected vacation, Jimmy Johnson,' Bradshaw said, referencing the 81-year-old erstwhile Dallas Cowboys manager who was granted permission from the program.

The formed rapidly pointed retired to Bradshaw that the New England fable was a regular successful the show. 'He's not filling in, he's present each the time,' Michael Strahan interjected.

'Wow, yeah, I'm a portion of the show, Terry,' Gronkowski said. 'Where are you going with that?'

'Okay, I get it, I made a mistake,' Bradshaw said. 'I apologize, Gronk. You cognize I emotion you.'

The unit had a little infinitesimal of awkwardness earlier Troy Aikman asked Bradshaw to proceed with his point.

'My constituent is Jimmy had the aforesaid approach,' Bradshaw proceeded. 'Jimmy's happening arsenic a manager was, 'Always respect your opponent'. No substance how, you say, inferior, ever respect your hostile and don't ever springiness them hope.'

Bradshaw is nary alien to unusual and questionable remarks connected air. Earlier this season, helium stumbled implicit his words portion commentating connected a highlights package. Shortly after, Bradshaw contradicted himself portion commenting astir the Chicago Bears.

On Sunday, helium appeared to confuse Vikings prima Sam Darnold for Lions backmost Jared Goff.

In 2022, Bradshaw said a subordinate 'would perpetrate suicide,' if helium ran 5 oregon six runs successful a row.

Gronkowski joined FOX successful 2019 and returned successful 2022 arsenic a regular connected some FOX NFL Sunday and FOX NFL Kickoff. He chopped his archetypal stint with the web abbreviated to reunite with Tom Brady connected the field.

The iconic duo suited up for Tampa Bay wherever Brady won his seventh ringing and Gronk's 5th with the Buccaneers successful 2021. Gronkowski retired from the NFL successful 2022 and Brady hung his cleats up the pursuing year.

Brady besides joined FOX earlier this year, signing a 10-year, $375million woody to go the pb NFL expert for the network.