For the last two years with the Denver Broncos (and at Missouri before that), running back Tyler Badie went by “Tyler bay-dee.” So it was a surprise when Fox commentators pronounced his name as “Bidet” during the team’s 26-7 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 3.
Turns out, the commentators were right. Last week, Badie informed the Broncos that his name is correctly pronounced like “buh-day.”
The running back confirmed the news himself after Wednesday’s practice.
“My last name’s buh-day,” Badie said in a video posted on the team’s official Twitter/X page on Thursday. “So now y’all got it, so y’all can just stop all the ruckus and stuff like that.”
From the man himself.@Only1Badie ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/fHeLVxqaaC
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) September 25, 2024
Badie said he made the decision to change the pronunciation himself:
Once and for all, Broncos RB Tyler Badie clears up the pronunciation of his surname:
"'Buh-DAY," he said.
It hasn't always been that way.
"I actually changed it myself," he said. "But there's some other things going on, some family things that I'll talk about later on." pic.twitter.com/IGLqlKYZuS
— Andrew Mason (@MaseDenver) September 25, 2024
Fans will be hearing more of Badie’s name going forward after the running back was promoted from the practice squad to the 53-man roster on Wednesday. The 24-year-old running back has rushed 10 times for 84 yards and four first downs through two games this season.
