Terry Bradshaw and the Annapolis crew were absent from both halftime hits on FOX NFL Sunday, which featured only the West Point desk
Terry Bradshaw was absent from the majority of FOX NFL Sunday
Terry Bradshaw was absent from the majority of FOX NFL Sunday(Image: Getty)
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Terry Bradshaw spent the week leading cheers at the Naval Academy, but when FOX NFL Sunday went to halftime, he was nowhere to be seen.
FOX aired a two-hour special from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET on Veterans Day weekend that combined the FOX NFL Kickoff and FOX NFL Sunday casts, with the shows split between the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, and the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, more than 250 miles apart.
Bradshaw was at Annapolis with host Charissa Thompson, Jay Glazer, and Howie Long, in front of the academy’s Bancroft Hall and surrounded by midshipmen and service members.
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During the halftime hits for both Giants-Eagles and Packers-Patriots, however, the only analysts on screen were Curt Menefee, Michael Strahan and Charles Woodson at the desk in West Point. The Annapolis crew did not appear in either segment.
Bradshaw had been a visible part of the broadcast earlier in the day. During a “250-mile completion” segment, in which Julian Edelman threw a symbolic cross-country pass to Long to connect the two sites, viewers could see Bradshaw with his back to the camera pumping his fists at the crowd as cheers and faint chants of “USA!” rose behind him.
He also spent Saturday with the Navy football team before its game against Temple, joining the Midshipmen’s “Juice Squad” on the sideline, and rode in helicopters over Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium to film promo footage for the show.
Bradshaw joined the Navy Football "Juice Squad" on the sidelines for Saturday's game against the Temple Owls
Bradshaw joined the Navy Football "Juice Squad" on the sidelines for Saturday's game against the Temple Owls(Image: X/@NavyFB)
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Bradshaw, who is 80 and played college football at Louisiana Tech rather than the academy, used the two-set format to needle his co-hosts at the start of the show.
He called out Woodson and Edelman, who were at West Point, for not wearing ties, while he and Long had dressed up out of respect for the midshipmen.
“First of all, I’m extremely disappointed in Woody and Julian,” Bradshaw said. “They have no respect for the wonderful people there. Howie and I are wearing ties today out of respect for all the wonderful midshipmen. Really, these are wonderful people. You should apologize to kick off the set.”
Bradshaw could be seen leading the chants with Navy members during Sunday's FOX NFL broadcast
Bradshaw could be seen leading the chants with Navy members during Sunday's FOX NFL broadcast(Image: X/@NFLonFOX)
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Strahan, who was at West Point, fired back that it was hard to take criticism from a man wearing suspenders in 2026, and Bradshaw said the people there love his suspenders.
Bradshaw then moved on to football, calling the Detroit Lions the best team in the NFC North and praising their offense, while Strahan made the case for the Packers as the best team in the NFC.
The special was part of FOX’s tribute to the military as the country wrapped up its 250th birthday celebrations.
Thompson used the broadcast to honor her sister, Jennifer, who serves in the U.S. Coast Guard, and Menefee has called the annual Veterans Day show his favorite of the season.