Griffin, a former Heisman Trophy winner who played quarterback in seven NFL seasons, had a message for critics of Hurts, who has led the Eagles to a 12-1 record.
«People said that Jalen Hurts couldn't get it done, he could not break from the pocket, he's not the quarterback of the future,» Griffin said. «I think he proved all those jigaboos wrong.»
The derogatory term for Black people has been around for ages and Griffin's casual inclusion of it on the pregame show for «Monday Night Football» was a shocker.
After the video clip circulated on Twitter, Griffin tried to address the matter. He said he intended to say «bugaboos» rather than jiggaboos, but misspoke. He apologized for using the term, which is a disparaging name for black people.