Terry Bradshaw’s arm isn’t what it was once.
(In his protection, throwing a fish is loads completely different than throwing a soccer.)
With the Fox NFL Sunday broadcast crew in Seattle forward of the NFC Championship Recreation on Sunday, January 25, Bradshaw and fellow analyst Rob Gronkowski visited the well-known Pike Place Market and participated within the iconic fish-tossing custom.
Gronkowski, 36, stood behind the service counter whereas Bradshaw, 77, tried to throw him a fish from the primary concourse of the market. Sadly for each former skilled soccer gamers, the fish didn’t fairly make it the entire approach and bounced off the entrance of the counter.
Bradshaw — an NFL Corridor of Famer who spent 14 seasons as quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1970-1983 — was all smiles after the misstep as the gang berated the three-time Tremendous Bowl champion.
After the primary try didn’t go as deliberate, a fan in attendance stepped up and, naturally, needed to showcase his Tom Brady New England Patriots jersey.
Gronkowski was one in every of Brady’s favourite targets throughout his enjoying days and the 2 gained 4 Tremendous Bowls collectively.
“One for Gronk!” yelled the fan earlier than tossing the fish.
Rob Gronkowski at Pike Place Market NFL / Instagram
The fan’s throw was good, and Gronkowski made the catch look simple, holding up the fish triumphantly like a slimy Lombardi trophy afterwards.
“Brady to Gronk as soon as once more,” Gronkowski stated whereas posing for a photograph with the fan whereas holding the fish.
Because the shenanigans on the market wrap up, Gronkowski and Bradshaw put together to host the Fox Sports activities pregame present earlier than the NFC Championship recreation between the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams kicks off.
The matchup would be the third assembly between the 2 division rivals this season — this time with an opportunity to play in Tremendous Bowl LX on the road.
The primary two conferences got here right down to the wire, and the groups cut up the common season matchups. The Rams gained spherical 1 in November, 21-19, and Seattle took spherical 2, 38-37, in extra time in December.
“It’s no completely different, that’s the theme of the week,” Seahawks quarterback Sam Darnold instructed the media of the championship matchup on Friday, January 23. “Clearly it’s an enormous recreation. We perceive the implications, however now we have our course of and we do every thing the identical as now we have all through the season.”
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He continued, “I don’t know the way you prime final week, however I’m certain the 12’s (Seahawks followers) will. They at all times deliver it for us, so we’re excited for them. … The 12’s are actually sensible soccer followers. They perceive when to be quiet and when to be actually loud. Our followers do a extremely good job of when to really make noise and when to not.”
Darnold was coping with some accidents forward of the sport, however was cleared to play Sunday.
Seahawks coach Mike Macdonald additionally touched on the playoff environment on the stadium forward of the playoff matchup.
“This place goes to be rocking,” Macdonald stated on Friday. “It’s going to be electrical. 12’s are going to be on their stuff. It’s going to be superior. Final week was unbelievable, so I think about it’s going to be kicked up a notch, I don’t know the way that’s doable. For this reason we do what we do. For weeks like this, for our group, for our metropolis, for the 12’s, for our guys. To have this chance, it doesn’t get any higher than this.”
