Fed-up football fans think it’s time for Pro Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw to retire after he committed a humiliating gaffe on Sunday.

Last week, the Los Angeles Rams signed 245-pound kicker Harrison Mevis (AKA “The Thiccer Kicker”) to compete with Joshua Karty, who has made just 66.7 percent of his field goals this season.

Before Sunday’s game against the San Francisco 49ers, Rams head coach Sean McVay announced that Mevis would start. He didn’t have to attempt any field goals and was a perfect 6-for-6 on extra point attempts in the Rams’ decisive 42-26 win at Levi’s Stadium.

As noted by Awful Announcing, Terry Bradshaw was unaware that Karty had been benched for Mevis before the Rams-49ers game commenced.

“If I’m worried about anything with the Rams, it’s Joshua Karty,” Bradshaw said on live television. “Their field goal kicker. He is not the guy I want kicking a winning field goal for me. He has missed too many.”

Bradshaw’s blunder and performance on television last night led to calls from disgruntled fans for him to retire:

“It’s time for Terry Bradshaw to retire from TV. You’ve held on too long,” said a fan.

“I love Terry, but it’s time to bring in someone new. Give him a small segment as a kind of emeritus position, let him have a role as long as he likes,” one user wrote.

“He’s gotta go. His time is up….,” said another.

“@NFLonFOX Terry Bradshaw needs to leave Gronkowski alone! Yes, TB we noticed! @RobGronkowski time for TB to retire…,” a fan commented.

“Terry Bradshaw needs to retire,” a user stated.

“Get Terry Bradshaw off of TV. Enough is enough,” another wrote.

Fans have been calling for Bradshaw to retire for a while now, and Fox Sports obviously values what he brings to the table. So we advise the critics not to get their hopes up too high.

Terry Bradshaw Has Been With Fox Sports Since 1994

Terry Bradshaw (Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)
The 77-year-old Bradshaw spent his entire 14-year playing career with the Pittsburgh Steelers, from 1970 to 1983. He led the Steelers to four Super Bowl championships and was named the MVP of the big game twice.

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The Hall of Famer began his broadcasting career with CBS Sports in 1984 after retiring from football. Fox Sports acquired its NFL rights in the 1994 season and hired Bradshaw for its “Fox NFL Sunday” program, a role he has held ever since.

Bradshaw may be prone to on-air mistakes at his age, but Fox Sports has had a largely consistent lineup for its “Fox NFL Sunday” program for over a decade now. Thus, it’s highly unlikely they want to force Bradshaw out the door any time soon.