Why Is Terry Bradshaw Missing From Week 11 FOX NFL Sunday? Legendary Broadcaster Announces Health Update
Hall of Fame quarterback and FOX NFL Sunday analyst Terry Bradshaw announced via Instagram that he will be absent from the network’s Week 11 pregame coverage on Sunday, November 16, citing a common cold as the reason for his unexpected absence.
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The 77-year-old broadcast legend posted a message to his followers stating, “Just in case you notice, won’t be on Fox today. Just have a cold. All good.” Bradshaw was sent home sick today, so Curt Menefee, Howie Long, and Michael Strahan will be the trio this week on Fox NFL Sunday.
Following this, comments flooded in with well-wishes, with supporters sending messages of encouragement and expressing that they look forward to his swift recovery. Bradshaw’s willingness to publicly communicate absences through social media has become characteristic of his tenure at FOX, particularly given his well-documented health challenges in recent years.
The legendary broadcaster has previously been transparent about significant health battles, most notably in 2022 when he publicly revealed on-air that he had battled two different forms of cancer within a 12-month period. At that time, Bradshaw disclosed he was diagnosed with bladder cancer in November 2021, underwent treatment at Yale University Medical Center, and subsequently discovered a rare Merkel cell tumor in his neck in March 2022, receiving treatment at M.D. Anderson in Houston.
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When making that 2022 disclosure, Bradshaw addressed viewers directly, saying, “Folks, I may not look like my old self, but I feel like my old self. I’m cancer free, I’m feeling great. And over time, I’m going to be back to where I normally am.”
That public battle with serious health issues positioned him as an inspiration to many viewers dealing with their own health crises. Bradshaw’s broadcast schedule has been interrupted earlier as well on previous occasions for health-related reasons. During the 2024 NFC Championship game in January, Bradshaw was reported to be under the weather and missed FOX’s pregame coverage.
At that time, host Curt Menefee informed viewers, “Usually right here for all 30 years, Terry Bradshaw. But TB is a little under the weather right now. He’s going to have the evening off.”
Despite occasional health challenges and periodic calls from some fans for him to consider retirement, Bradshaw has shown no signs of stepping away from his role at FOX.
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