Troy Aikman regrets making ‘take the dresses off’ comment during MNF’s Chiefs vs. Raiders game

Troy Aikman has apologized for a controversial remark he made during Monday night’s broadcast of the Las Vegas Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs game.

ESPN’s play-by-play announcer discussed a questionable deterioration of the passer call in the second quarter with Joe Buck, with Chiefs Chris Jones’ defensive tackle firing Raiders quarterback Derek Carr before landing on top of him and shortly after the game. was marked.

“I hope the game committee looks at this in the next set of meetings and, you know, we take the dresses off,” Aikman said on the broadcast at the time, highlighting how the NFL handles defenders who are penalized for tackling quarterbacks.

The 55-year-old pundit, pictured here in September 2021, appeared to be sorry three days after his ‘stupid’ comment aired on ESPN’s coverage of ‘Monday Night Football’

On Thursday, while appearing on Dallas-based radio 96.7 ‘The ticket’ Speaking about the Cowboys’ winning prospects against the undefeated Philadelphia Eagles ahead of Saturday’s game, the former quarterback-turned-expert labeled his comments “stupid.”

“My comments were stupid, they just shouldn’t have made them,” said the 55-year-old. “Just stupid comments on my part.”

DailyMail.com has reached out to ESPN for comment as America’s largest sports network has kept quiet about Aikman’s comments.

Along with Buck, the broadcaster is expected to host the next game on Monday Night Football on October 17 – a showdown between the LA Chargers and Denver Broncos.

His five-year deal with ESPN is valued at $90 million, according to the New York Postand along with Buck, he commented on NFL games for more than 20 years, including six Super Bowls, mostly on Fox Sports before seeking the off-season last season.

Troy Aikman (left) and Joe Buck joined ESPN after 20 years in the summer from FOX

Nonetheless, regardless of the controversy behind the call — as it happened a day after a similar decision penalized Falcons defensive tackle Grady Jarrett for a firing on Buccaneer’s quarterback Tom Brady — some NFL fans took to Twitter to shout out Aikman for his “sexist” euphemism.

“Troy Aikman really needs to find a non-feminine way to criticize the call other than ‘take off the dresses,'” one user tweeted.

And I say this as someone who heard this misogyny as a child normalized by coaches and got involved in it. Far past the time to end such sports talk,” he added.

“Did Troy Aikman really just say what I think he said? Did he really just say it’s time for the competition to ‘take off the dresses’?” a radio show host wrote online. ‘The 60s have called, they want their chauvinistic back. Seriously @ESPN… do better than that c**p.’

“I don’t feel like ‘taking off the dresses’ is the euphemism ESPN wants Troy Aikman to use when criticizing a weak preview of the passerby call,” shared another user.

NFL fans described the play-by-play announcer as “misogynistic” and “chauvinistic” on Twitter

“I’m catching up with MNF on NF+, and Troy Aikman is driving me crazy. Not just with the infamous dress commentary; but it’s weird to call quarterback protection ‘ridiculous’ in light of what’s been done to Tagovailoa (twice, in two consecutive games),” another person tweeted.

“I have to say, Troy Aikman, a man whose career ended prematurely due to multiple concussions that say the competition should take the dress off or whatever: safety, is [chef emoji] [kiss emoji]. I don’t care how bad the rough calls have been,” said one user, referring to the commentator’s decision to retire after playing for the Dallas Cowboys for 12 years.

“Oh boy, Troy,” a Chicago sports columnist responded on Twitter. “Aikman says on MNF what coaches always say (or said) — that is, complaining about roughness is a feminine ‘dress’ thing.”

Troy Aikman’s clothing commentary on MNF was transphobic and cringing. Do better,” another Twitter user wrote.

Some other fans questioned the former Cowboys QB’s comment, linking it to a similar reason for his retiring in 2000, with one user calling Aikman’s comment “transphobic.”

The dubious call against Jones — the second in two days — nearly cost Kansas City in its 30-29 comeback win over the Las Vegas Raiders.

The Chiefs had just scored to narrow their deficit to 17-7 when Jones Raiders quarterback Derek Carr plucked from a deficit just before half-time. The Pro Bowl defensive tackle landed on Carr as he also came up with the ball — replays showed he was clearly loose and Jones recovered nicely — but umpire Carl Cheffers threw a flag to rough up the passer.

“The quarterback is in the bag and he’s in a passing stance. He gets full protection from all aspects of what we give the quarterback in a passing stance,” Cheffers told a pool reporter after the game.

“My verdict was that the defender landed on him with his full body weight. The quarterback is protected from attacks with full body weight.”