If Denver Broncos slot cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian is going to become a household name, he’ll need NFL commentators to at least pronounce his name correctly.
During the Broncos’ preseason showdown with the Green Bay Packers on Sunday night, 9News commentators Steve Levy and Ryan Harris struggled to pronounce McMillian’s name, an issue that other pundits have struggled with as well.
The cornerback must have watched a replay of the game or had the botched pronunciations relayed to him because McMillian took to Twitter/X on Monday with a funny response.
“It can’t be that hard to say my last name 🤣🤣🤣,” the cornerback tweeted.
It can’t be that hard to say my last name 🤣🤣🤣
— Ja’Quan (@Island2_1) August 19, 2024
The Broncos’ official name pronunciation guide has McMillian listed as “mac-MILL-in.” That hasn’t stopped commentators from using names including “McQuilan,” “McKillin” and “McMillion.” It’s becoming a meme at this point.
Ja'Quan McMillion 💰💰💰 https://t.co/vlXclGUIyG
— MileHighReport (@MileHighReport) August 19, 2024
As Predominantly Orange’s Sayre Bedinger pointed out on Twitter, it could be worse — at least McMillian’s name is spelled correctly on his jersey.
Ja'Quan McKillin
Ja'Quan McQuillan
Ja'Quan McMillion
Ja'Quan MAC-Millen
The only thing you're missing is a misprinted jersey like Jaleel McLaughlin!
— Sayre Bedinger (@SayreBedinger) August 19, 2024
Last summer, then-rookie running back Jaleel McLaughlin played with “McGlaughlin” as the name printed on the back of his jersey in a preseason game. We’ve got the spelling down for McMillian. Now for the prounication. All together: “mac-MILL-in.”
