Terry Bradshaw is taking note.

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE ahead of Super Bowl LIX, the former Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback-turned-NFL broadcaster reflected on the controversial remark he made towards Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid after his team's Big Game victory in 2023.

During the post-game Vince Lombardi Trophy ceremony after the Chiefs beat the Philadelphia Eagles to win Super Bowl LVII, the NFL analyst had told Reid to "waddle on over here" for an interview, before ending it by telling the coach to "have a cheeseburger on us."

Two years later, and ahead of another Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl matchup, Bradshaw opened up about his comment and the ensuing backlash, while looking ahead to again emceeing this year's trophy ceremony.

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Bradshaw, looking back now, says, "Oh. Oh, I am the worst there is," before explaining what he did in attempt to make amends with Reid afterwards. "So the very next day I called Andy and said, 'Wow, I am so sorry. I had no idea I'd create such a storm.' "

"He was laughing," Bradshaw says of Reid, remembering the sense of humor he had at the time. "But that's how it is," continues the former Steelers QB. "Fans are very protective of their football team. I'm an outsider, so therefore I don't have a right to say that, and I get it."

Bradshaw concludes, "I won't make that mistake this time."

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Now, the legendary broadcaster — who has enjoyed a three-decade-long career as an Emmy Award-winning analyst and co-host on FOX NFL Sunday since retiring from the game in 1983 — looks ahead to the NFL Championship Game in New Orleans, revealing the post-interview game plan he has in mind.

"They're relishing in the moment," Bradshaw, who understands having won Super Bowls himself with the Steelers, says of the soon-to-be winning team. "I'll ask a fun question or I'll do something that gets them involved in the telecast. I'll try to have some fun with them... ask something that's a little light."

"You don't want to get too heavy at that," he continues. "It's not a time for that. I just try to do a clean job. That's pretty much it. It's really not that tough. Really, I enjoy it. I enjoy it."

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This year, the Eagles are looking to avenge their 2023 loss to the Chiefs, while the latter team is looking to make NFL history with a third-straight Super Bowl win. Bradshaw, who's won back-to-back Super Bowls twice in his career (1975 and '76, and '79 and '80), understands the pressure to an extent, having not made it to the NFL Championship game for a third consecutive time himself. "The hardest thing to do is to three-peat," he says.

"Everybody guns for you. Everybody wants to beat you. Everybody rallies in the glory of beating the Steelers," adds Bradshaw. "It's hard to defend that title the third time. It's exhausting, mentally exhausting. Just really, you need a break. You need a break. I think that's why no one's ever done it."

"I've said also that I did not think Kansas City could three-peat," he admits. "Now I'm saying to myself, 'They've proven me wrong'... It's going to be a tough task for them, but now I'm convinced."

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While you'd think Bradshaw himself would need a break after his broadcasting hustle throughout the eventful NFL season, he's keeping his entertaining momentum going with the return of The Terry Bradshaw Show, with 13 shows currently scheduled for 2025.

"I'm really proud of the show," he says of his 90-minute touring production that premiered on the Las Vegas Strip in 2013. The show combines heartfelt storytelling, humor and live country music backed by a talented seven-member band.

"We change it up and we have fun. We get into audience. I sing 10 songs," says Bradshaw. "It's something I absolutely love."

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