You’ll never guess how Chris ‘Mad Dog’ Russo pronounced Jarrett Stidham’s name before Broncos start originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
Jarrett Stidham isn’t particularly well known.
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But this week, everyone is talking about the Denver Broncos’ backup QB, because he’s not the backup anymore. Stidham will start the AFC Championship Game in place of second-year quarterback Bo Nix.
Nix fractured his ankle on the game-winning drive of the Divisional Round against the Buffalo Bills, so he won’t play the rest of the way.
If the Broncos win the Super Bowl, it’ll be with Stidham.
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That has created some amusing moments, including when radio host Chris “Mad Dog” Russo began to talk about Stidham.
He did not pronounce his name correctly.
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He was not close.
Here’s the audio:
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Probably don’t need to be too hard on the Mad Dog here.
But “Stick-ham?” Not quite right.
Stidham will hope everyone knows his name, in a good way, after Sunday’s AFC title game.