Terry Bradshaw jokes Fox colleagues disrespected the military by not wearing a tie

Terry Bradshaw is all fun and games on TV except when it comes to being in front of the military, where apparently, he expects everyone to wear a tie.

Fox NFL Sunday continued its annual tradition of honoring Veterans Day with its special "salute to military" edition of the popular pregame show. The elongated two-hour show split its crew with Curt Menefee, Michael Strahan, Charles Woodson and Julian Edelman broadcasting from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York, while Terry Bradshaw and Howie Long were live from the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland.

Near the end of the first hour, Menefee threw the broadcast to Annapolis for Bradshaw's picks, but before giving his winners, the 78-year-old former quarterback took a minute to rant about Edelman and Woodson's attire.

"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 to all the wonderful midshipmen. Really, people. You should all just be kicked off the set."

Edelman and Woodson were the only ones not wearing a tie, but they looked great, each with a button-down shirt and sport coat.

Woodson was quick to interject by noting Bradshaw unnecessarily threw them under the bus, saying, "That was low," before defending himself and Edelman by adding, "We're still young."

"It was meant to be low!" Bradshaw fired back.

Howie Long, meanwhile, was standing next to Bradshaw and sought to absolve himself from being involved. "The views of my cohort are not necessarily reflective of my views," Long said.

After Bradshaw settled down enough about the tie to give his picks, Strahan jumped in to defend Edelman and Woodson by taking a shot at his longtime Fox NFL Sunday co-host.

"I'm not sticking up for my guy, it's very hard to listen to a guy wearing suspenders in 2026," Strahan said of Bradshaw, who always wears suspenders.

As a frequent suspender wearer, settle down, Michael. It's a heritage look that fits modern fashion trends. And as someone who frequently goes tieless, settle down, Terry. You can dress nicely without a tie.

It's one thing for Bradshaw to make a joke about something his co-hosts are wearing, or not wearing. But accusing Edelman and Woodson of being disrespectful of the military while they were standing in front of hundreds of military members was an unnecessary low blow.