Astute viewers of FOX Sports’ NFL coverage have pointed out an odd irregularity that they won’t soon live down. In a preview for next week’s game, in which Sam Bradford visits his former team the Philadelphia Eagles, it’s clear that FOX Photoshopped Sam Bradford’s head onto injured Vikings QB Teddy Bridgewater’s body.
Weird!
https://twitter.com/jcstong13/status/787806157595377664
Whoever made the decision to change Bridgewater’s skin color and have Bradford’s head ‘Shopped onto his body clearly isn’t a fan of efficient workflows. There are plenty of Sam Bradford images floating around for even a relatively small network like FOX to acquire. Getty offers a subscription service that’s not the most expansive, but will surely get the job done. USA Today Sports also has a wide variety of Sam Bradford images for outlets to use. Why FOX would continue to use an image where Sam Bradford’s big head is throwing a pass with gloves is beyond any normal person’s comprehension.
https://twitter.com/ShaunaSmith0/status/787804933135470592
And so, the Internet called them out.
https://twitter.com/DanWeiner/status/787800719114006529
FOX decided to use a Teddy Bridgewater picture and put Sam Bradford's face on him and change the number and skin color. 😂 pic.twitter.com/Eh6QR4zGKE
— Wolf Sports (@wolfsports) October 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/DillonRobertss/status/787797528049688576
Pretty sure that was Teddy Bridgewater's body w/Sam Bradford's face photoshopped in that graphic by FOX…
Never seen Bradford wear gloves
— Manny Hill (@MannyHill84) October 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/FoxTrotLarson/status/787796674399735808
FOX JUST PHOTOSHOPPED SAM BRADFORD'S HEAD ON TEDDY BRIDGEWATER PLEASE TELL ME I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO SAW THAT
— Zach (@SotaSZN) October 16, 2016
And it turns out that FOX has been using this image since the beginning of the season. They’ve had ample time to fix this Frankenstein image, but haven’t for whatever reason.
Fox has been using this photoshopped Teddy Bridgewater image to represent Sam Bradford for more than a month pic.twitter.com/6hUpEqyctK
— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) October 16, 2016
But, when you think about it, Gloved Sam Bradford has been playing some of the best football of his career…