Seattle Seahawks star wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba took home a big award at Friday night\u2019s NFL Honors, though the presentation was marred by an attempted joke that definitely did not land.<\/p>\n
NFL legend Barry Sanders and comedian Drew Desbordes, known professionally as Druski, presented the award for 2026 NFL Offensive Player of the Year. Druski was given the opportunity to announce Njigba as the winner<\/a>, but decided to purposefully mispronounce his last name, turning it into something that resembled the N-word.<\/p>\n Druski mispronounced Jaxon Smith-Njigba\u2019s name on purpose, right?<\/p>\n This was worse than Mike Verbal pic.twitter.com\/ZBBMDDHscP<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Ben Brown \ud83c\udf3b (@BenBrownPL) February 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n If he was hoping it would go viral, he got what he wanted. However, Druski\u2019s effort to make the moment about himself rather than JSN caught the Seahawks\u2019 attention as well.<\/p>\n Hall of Famer Barry Sanders drew the short straw getting stuck with @druski<\/a>\u2019s big whiff tonight. Put some respect on @Seahawks<\/a> WR @jaxon_smith1<\/a>\u2019s name. https:\/\/t.co\/tCe2afCcv9<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Seahawks PR (@seahawksPR) February 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHall of Famer Barry Sanders drew the short straw getting stuck with [Druski\u2019s] big whiff tonight,\u201d wrote the Seahawks PR X account. \u201cPut some respect on [Seahawks] WR [Jaxon Smith-Njigba]\u2019s name.\u201d<\/p>\n Seahawks linebacker Uchenna Nwosu wasn\u2019t much of a fan of the bit either.<\/p>\n Druski lame<\/p>\n \u2014 Uchenna Nwosu (@UchennaN_42) February 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n Seahawks Game Day Host Gee Scott, Jr., also wasn\u2019t impressed.<\/p>\n Hey @NFL<\/a>, you better NEVER have @druski<\/a> present an award ever again. That\u2019s that young man\u2019s name! YOU NEVER PLAY WITH SOMEONE\u2019S NAME! Especially in a moment like that. Hey Druski, you got ya bread, but hope you learn from this.<\/p>\n \u2014 Gee Scott Sr. \ud83c\udf99\ufe0f (@GeeScottSr) February 6, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n The bit is reminiscent of Desmond Howard starting the chant \u201cBig Penix Energy<\/a>\u201d in reference to then-Washington Huskies quarterback Michael Penix, Jr. Those kinds of things never land as well in reality as they did in one\u2019s head.<\/p>\n The only thing impressive about Druski\u2019s mispronunciation is that it displaced \u201cMike Verbal<\/a>\u201d as the worst one of the evening.<\/p>\n \t