Hall of Fame NFL quarterback Terry Bradshaw received criticism after making a comment about suicide during “Fox NFL Sunday.”
Bradshaw made the comment while weighing in on the matchup between the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks.
“Their mentality is throw, throw, throw, throw. I think if this kid ran five or six runs in a row, I think he’d commit suicide or something,” Bradshaw said.
His comment sparked stunned reactions from his co-hosts.
Michael Strahan looked into the camera with a confused look.
Howie Long said, “Woah, woah, woah that’s a little dark for this audience.”
Curt Menefee chimed in, “That’s a little dark for all of us.”
Watch the video below:
Terry Bradshaw said what now pic.twitter.com/9OJju7vyWf
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) November 6, 2022
Several Twitter users condemned Bradshaw’s comments.
One tweet read, “Suicide is not a joke.”
#fireterrybradshaw Suicide is not a joke. https://t.co/H827MAPUOn
— Patrick Linfante (@PatrickLinfante) November 7, 2022
Another user tweeted, “Terry Bradshaw is [garbage]. Suicide is not a joke. Men are 3x more likely to die by suicide than women and this shmuck is out here making these statements on national television. [Fox Sports NFL] this is gross.”
Terry Bradshaw is 🗑️
— Miranda♛ (@_mirandabman) November 6, 2022
Suicide is not a joke.
men are 3x more likely to die by suicide than women and this shmuck is out here making these statements on national television.@NFLonFOX this is gross. https://t.co/x0fQGPQ2Fm
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what a terrible comment https://t.co/RZA6MqmwfP
— CyclonedLion (@Cycloned69) November 6, 2022
Terry Bradshaw just needs to retire. Like tomorrow! 🤦🏼♀️ https://t.co/gv6dg1ar6e
— Lauri Stewart (@lauristewart) November 6, 2022
Terry 😟 https://t.co/rvasKKa8Hj
— DEV_6717 (@devmcdva) November 6, 2022
Can we get this geriatric off TV??? Terry played like a hundred years ago. How is he even relevant? https://t.co/g5KcSMdwmO
— Joshua Walsh (@JoshuaWalshCdn) November 7, 2022
What a clown 🤡 https://t.co/8U1ZySauFq
— John (@John_Santos52) November 6, 2022
What a strange thing to say https://t.co/6gievB1xYI
— Collins (@CollinsCruelFan) November 6, 2022
Damn Terry https://t.co/yP9HAuxZJb
— Kymbee14 (@Qbeekoopa) November 6, 2022
Terry needs to literally retire and just enjoy the rest of his life. He’s literally losing his mind on TV every week man. https://t.co/JAIu2Dx5Wo
— TheSportsTroll (@BrionAhrens) November 6, 2022
The comment came just days after Bradshaw opened up about why he waited to publicly share about his cancer diagnosis.
Bradshaw first received his diagnosis of bladder cancer and a type of skin cancer that is aggressive and rare called a Merkel cell tumor in 2021.
He shared the diagnosis publicly last month.
“I didn’t talk about it because I didn’t want pity,” Bradshaw told NBC News.
He added, “I didn’t talk about it because a lot of celebrities — unfortunately, I’m one of those — when they say this, I think the perception around America with all the the millions of people is, ‘Aw, look at him. Bless his heart. He has cancer. Well, my husband died of cancer! My kids are…’ I didn’t want that.”
The former quarterback continued, “Took me a long time before I told my family.”