Bears' Trevathan calls out Jason Witten for mispronouncing his name
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Jason Witten has caught flack from Danny Trevathan for mispronouncing his last name during the Monday Night Football broadcast.
Witten, who joined ESPN as a color commentator in May after retiring from the NFL, added an extra vowel to Trevathan's name, pronouncing it as "Tre-vath-i-an."
#DaBears defense comes up BIG again! #SEAvsCHI
— NFL (@NFL) September 18, 2018
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Trevathan took to Twitter after the game to correct Witten.
It’s year 7 fellas. Learn how to pronounce my name correctly. Come on now. Be great at everything you do! @JasonWitten @NFL_MNF
— Danny Trevathan (@Grindin_59) September 18, 2018