To think of it, the former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback-turned-NFL analyst, Terry Bradshaw, has been on the FOX NFL Sunday since it premiered in 1994. In those three decades, the audiences have certainly grown to have a love-hate relationship with the legend. However, recently, the calls for his retirement are growing. Of course, his slip-ups, like he just had, haven’t helped his case.

“You know, Sam Darnold, they turned him loose in the first half,” Terry Bradshaw said on FOX NFL Sunday live. “Clint Kubiak, offensive coordinator for Seattle, I think he said, ‘Oh, I think I can trust him with the football today.’ 209 passing yards and a touchdown in the first half—Sam Darnold is playing great football for Seattle.”

While at first glance, no one would think there’s any issue. If anything, he gave a decent analysis of what went on between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks. Moreover, the show was also live from Lumen Field, where the NFC Championship game was in full swing. However, this is where it gets tricky.

The broadcast had switched to the sideline reporter, Kristina Pink, interviewing New England Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez about his game at Mile High. Naturally, the analyst panel was supposed to break down how the Patriots will be going to their 12th Super Bowl in February and not the ongoing NFC Championship game.

Thankfully for him, while the rest of the panel was simply stunned and frozen, his co-host Strahan stepped up after the 77-year-old finished talking.

“Yeah, I mean, we thought we were talking about the first game, but it’s okay,” Michael Strahan said, chuckling. “Because it was a great first game. I think whoever is going to play either one of these teams, I think the Patriots are gonna have their hands full with either one of these teams.

“But you never know, as we see today, a second-year quarterback back in the Super Bowl for the Patriots. 12th Super Bowl. Congratulations to them. It’s going to be a good one.”

With that, Strahan smoothly redirected the conversation to the Patriots’ 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos earlier in the day, which sent Drake Maye and his team to Super Bowl LX. But unfortunately for Terry Bradshaw, this wasn’t an isolated incident of his slip-up on air when a colleague had to intervene. 

Earlier this season, in Week 15, the four-time Super Bowl winner had struggled to get through the highlights recap of matches on a FOX show and couldn’t finish the segment. His colleague at the time, Curt Menefee, had to step in, while Bradshaw admitted on air he was choking. This wasn’t it.

Last month, Bradshaw made another noticeable mistake during FOX’s special Saturday edition show alongside Michael Strahan, Howie Long, Rob Gronkowski, and Jay Glazer. While previewing the Green Bay Packers’ matchup against the Chicago Bears, the panel also discussed Micah Parsons’ season-ending injury. But at one point in the discussion, Bradshaw committed an error when he shared his thoughts on the situation.

“That’s huge,” Terry Bradshaw said. “If I’m Love, I’m going, ‘No Parsons, yes!’”

The issue here was that Terry Bradshaw should have talked about Bears quarterback Caleb Williams feeling relieved that he wouldn’t have to face Parsons. But instead, he mentioned the Packers’ QB, Jordan Love. It was another example of the kind of mix-up from Bradshaw that fans now say they’ve seen all season. But it isn’t all hate for him.

Back in November, Bradshaw was missing from the FOX NFL Sunday seat. Apparently, he was under the weather, and when he arrived at the office anyway, everyone forced him to take a day off. Explaining his absence then, he informed his followers about the situation. Interestingly, instead of asking him to stay away, fans commented how they love his work and miss him.

However, moments of slip-ups have started to pile up with Bradshaw, with fans now questioning whether FOX should rethink his role.

Fans urge FOX to move on from Terry Bradshaw after his on-air mistake

Terry Bradshaw has been one of the most popular faces of FOX NFL, and there’s no denying his legendary status. Still, the past few years have featured a string of slip-ups and awkward moments with Bradshaw. Between his continued work with FOX and other commitments, Bradshaw has kept a packed schedule even at the age of 77. But many fans now believe that the balancing act has finally caught up with the NFL legend.

“They HAVE to cut him loose after this season, it’s well past time,” one fan suggested. “Nice guy, but it’s past time to go. It’s getting embarrassing,” another wrote.

For at least two years now, Bradshaw has given everyone a hard time. From ranting about how fans are never satisfied with a player to making his co-hosts do the extra work, fans have had enough of the NFL legend.

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What’s interesting, though, is that his contract with FOX runs for at least another year. He currently earns around $5 million per season with them. However, when he got sick earlier, he hinted that he had more fuel to go beyond that another year. Whatever he chooses, he still has one more year secured with the broadcasting company.

“He’s been off all season. It’s time,” one fan noted. While another added, “Legendary run, but he should have been off the air 5 years ago.”

It certainly has been a long run for the 77-year-old. 32 years, and he is still showing the same passion for the sport as he did earlier. However, fans clearly want something new. And he already knows that.

“I told my wife before I left the room a while ago, I’m sitting there, I said, ‘I’ve got two years left at FOX. I’m 76’,” Brdashaw revealed last year. “Okay, so it’s a young man’s game. I get that. Everybody wants the new. And so I said, ‘If we can get to the next Super Bowl, I’ll be 80. That’s, I think that’s time.'”

But the fans are already done with him.

“Was waiting for this post. Why is he still out there? Embarrassing for him and for Fox,” another fan commented, suggesting they already knew someone was going to pick this confusion and post it on social media.

Terry Bradshaw has battled serious health issues in recent years after facing two cancer diagnoses. So, when the 2025 NFL season began, Bradshaw revealed that he planned to see through the remaining two years on his deal with FOX and hinted that could be the natural end of his broadcasting career. Still, fans now seem unwilling to wait; they want Bradshaw sharp on air or to retire from broadcasting.