On NBC’s “Football Night In America,” it’s customary for the crew to highlight the games from earlier in the day and even talk about some players who did great. This week, one of those players was Tua Tagovailoa.
As analyst Chris Simms walked over to a screen that read “Hot Tua” and had a photo of the quarterback, he let out the line, “Hawk Tuah.”
Oh no. He didn’t. (He did.) pic.twitter.com/Tc7agJv0Vw
— ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) November 25, 2024
Of course, the “Hawk Tuah” joke is still viral, even after months of it first becoming a thing, but many social media users could not believe that Simms said that on live TV about Tagovailoa.
Cringe. Another old man sports media guy (shefty last week) making weird sex jokes trying to funny
— robert (@Aaronh1957) November 25, 2024
Old guys are always a couple months late to pop-culture stuff
— Anon123 (@seeingthings44) November 25, 2024
Can’t tell me he didn’t know what he was doing. https://t.co/DlzRkUYwUn
— TheFlow (@Seans_Flow) November 25, 2024
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It may not have been the best moment in SImms’ career, but you must credit him for trying to stay with the times, even though Tagovailoa probably wouldn’t enjoy the joke too much.
Tua Tagovailoa Had A Great Game
Tagoviloa was a main piece in the Dolphin’s impressive 34-25 win over the New England Patriots.
Tua finished the game by completing 29 of 40 passes for PHOTO: Tua Tagovailoa Called Out For Getting Way Too Handsy With His Teammate After Monday Night’s Win Over The Rams
