NFL legend Terry Bradshaw, 76, breaks silence on claims he rescued pᴀssengers trapped on plane

NFL legend Terry Bradshaw, 76, breaks silence on claims he rescued pᴀssengers trapped on plane

NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw has spoken out on reports he saved a group of pᴀssengers who were trapped on a flight from Texas to Pittsburgh.

It was claimed earlier on Friday that the 76-year-old saved the day by intervening when the door to a plane would not budge earlier this week. 

The door on the plane was reportedly stuck for close to 30 minutes after arriving at Pittsburgh International Airport before Bradshaw – who was sitting in the front row – is claimed to have forced it open, according to KDKA. 

However, Bradshaw, who spent more than a decade as quarterback for the Steelers, has since set the record straight. 

‘Just to set the record straight,’ the NFL legend wrote in a post shared via Instagram on Friday. ‘I did nothing to open the door on the plane! The maintenance crew had it open in 15 [minutes].’ 

Bradshaw’s account differs greatly from the claims of his fellow pᴀssengers, who claimed he had even received a shoutout from the pilot.

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NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw has spoken out on reports he saved a group of pᴀssengers

NFL Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw has spoken out on reports he saved a group of pᴀssengers

The 76-year-old spent many years as quarterback for the Steelers, winning four Super Bowls

The 76-year-old spent many years as quarterback for the Steelers, winning four Super Bowls

The plane - not pictured - reportedly ran into problems at Pittsburgh International Airport

The plane – not pictured – reportedly ran into problems at Pittsburgh International Airport 

‘You could kind of hear he was chuckling as he said it,’ Selah Gamble told KDKA.

‘He said, “Thanks to the strength of one of our pᴀssengers, we were finally able to get the door open,” and I think we all knew he was alluding to Mr. Bradshaw.’

Another pᴀssenger said they were made to ‘eat their words’ after joking that Bradshaw was too old to intervene.

‘The guy next to me had made the joke that they should have him bust down the door and I was like, “Well maybe he could a few years ago”, so I’m definitely eating my words,’ they said.

Bradshaw was reportedly flying to Pittsburgh for Mel Blount’s celebrity roast on Friday night.

The ex-quarterback is Master of Ceremonies for the event, which doubles up as a celebration of the Steelers’ first Super Bowl win.

Bradshaw led the Steelers to four Super Bowl wins during his decade in Pittsburgh but now works as a popular member of the Fox Sports broadcast team. 

Ahead of this year’s end-of-season showpiece in New Orleans, Bradshaw revealed that he is planning to retire in 2029.

‘It’s a young man’s game. I get that.’ Everybody wants the new,’ he said.

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