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

Pro Football Hall of Famer Terry Bradshaw's modern trip to Pittsburgh lasted much longer than he anticipated thanks to a jammed boarding door The plane departed from Dallas-Forth Worth Bradshaw was traveling to Pittsburgh Thursday to attend a celebratory dinner Friday for former Steelers teammate Mel Blount USA In the current era broadcasted Bradshaw was seated near the front of the plane according to reports At various point during the trip the door malfunctioned CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMSelah Holland a voyager traveling on the same flight as Bradshaw informed KDKA the pilot informed everyone onboard that the stuck door was eventually opened thanks to the strength of one of our passengers The pilot reported and you could kind of hear he was chuckling as he reported it but he announced 'Thanks to the strength of one of our passengers we were certainly able to get the door open ' and I think we all knew he was alluding to Mr Bradshaw Holland explained However Bradshaw took to social media Friday to clarify the role he played Just to set the record straight he wrote on an Instagram post I did nothing to open the door on the plane The -year-old former quarterback then credited the maintenance personnel The maintenance crew had it open in minutes RANKING THE BEST QB PROSPECTS SINCE HOW DO CAM WARD SHEDEUR SANDERS STACK UP Holland also noted that several Steelers fans were on board the flight and comments were made in jest about Bradshaw getting out of his seat to potentially knock down the door There were a lot of Steelers fans on board of class so it was kinda funny because I think people had been making jokes that he should help bust down the door Holland stated Bradshaw spent his entire storied NFL career with the Steelers winning four Super Bowls in six seasons with the franchise Bradshaw and Blount played for Pittsburgh from - Blount who played cornerback is also a Pro Football Hall of Famer Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter