NFL great Terry Bradshaw clarifies role in opening jammed plane door after claims of heroism

Pro Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw's caller travel to Pittsburgh lasted overmuch longer than helium anticipated, acknowledgment to a jammed boarding door.

The level departed from Dallas-Forth Worth. Bradshaw was traveling to Pittsburgh Thursday to be a celebratory meal Friday for erstwhile Steelers teammate Mel Blount, USA Today reported.

Bradshaw was seated adjacent the beforehand of the plane, according to reports. At immoderate constituent during the trip, the doorway malfunctioned. 

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Selah Holland, a rider traveling connected the aforesaid formation arsenic Bradshaw, told KDKA 5 the aviator informed everyone onboard that the stuck doorway was yet opened "thanks to the spot of 1 of our passengers."

"The aviator announced, and you could benignant of perceive helium was chuckling arsenic helium said it, but helium said, 'Thanks to the spot of 1 of our passengers, we were yet capable to get the doorway open,' and I deliberation we each knew helium was alluding to Mr. Bradshaw," Holland said. 

Terry Bradshaw of Fox Sports during the NFC title crippled betwixt the San Francisco 49ers and the Los Angeles Rams Jan. 30, 2022, astatine SoFi Stadium successful Inglewood, Calif.  (Icon Sportswire)

However, Bradshaw took to societal media Friday to clarify the relation helium played.  

"Just to acceptable the grounds straight," helium wrote connected an Instagram post, "I did thing to unfastened the doorway connected the plane!" 

Fox Sports big and erstwhile NFL backmost Terry Bradshaw earlier the Super Bowl betwixt the San Francisco 49ers and the Kansas City Chiefs astatine Hard Rock Stadium Feb. 2, 2020, successful Miami, Fla.  (Jamie Squire/Getty Images)

The 76-year-old erstwhile backmost past credited the attraction personnel. 

"The attraction unit had it unfastened successful 15 [minutes]."

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Holland besides noted that respective Steelers fans were connected committee the flight, and comments were made successful jest astir Bradshaw getting retired of his spot to perchance sound down the door.

Terry Bradshaw  (Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images for Friars Club)

"There were a batch of Steelers fans connected board, of course, truthful it was kinda comic due to the fact that I deliberation radical had been making jokes that helium should assistance bust down the door," Holland said.

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Bradshaw spent his full storied NFL vocation with the Steelers, winning 4 Super Bowls successful six seasons with the franchise. Bradshaw and Blount played for Pittsburgh from 1970-1983. Blount, who played cornerback, is besides a Pro Football Hall of Famer.

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