Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson react to being indirectly referred to as old.
Bucs left tackle Tristan Wirfs may have a future in comedy if he plans to work after his football days are done.
Last week Wirfs sat down for a “live” podcast at a Bucs event at The Licht House called “She is Football,” which was a two-day celebration of women and football last weekend.
FOX Sports personalities/sideline reporters Erin Andrews and Charissa Thompson were part of the festivities and recorded their podcast “Calm Down” at the event last week. Wirfs was a special guest and at one point was referred to by Andrews as “cutie pie.”
(Strangely, Thompson referenced a bachelor party she attended the previous evening. Not bachelorette. “Bachelor.”)
There, Wirfs decided to tread upon a subject women over 40 detest: Calendars. Andrews and Thompson are in that group.
So the subject of being a rookie drafted in part to keep Tom Brady on his two feet came up. Wirfs explained the pressure that was on him.
“[The Bucs are] like, ‘Don’t let anyone touch him,'” Wirfs said. “I said, ‘OK, I’ll try my best. He’s fragile, he’s old.'”
This sparked gasps and laughs from the crowd of (mostly?) women. The nerve of Wirfs to refer to then-43-year-old Brady as “old!”
Wirfs immediately realized the audience he was speaking in front of and then held out his palm and said, “Not that old, not that old. Not that old, ladies. Not that old.”
The remark got a reaction out of Andrews, who cautioned Wirfs, “Tristan! He’s a year older than me. Calm down!”
To which Wirfs responded, “He’s like two years younger than my mom.”
Rim shot!
Careful there Tristan. Comedy like that may get you in hot water in the future. Don’t want to alienate half your potential market.
That is, if you don’t sit back and enjoy the good life after you retire from football.
Also interesting, since this was recorded a week ago, Wirfs announced that his good friend and now former Bucs backup center Robert Hainsey was “going somewhere” in free agency.
Joe wonders if this was all worked out during the illegal tampering period at the combine?