Turns out we've been pronouncing running back Travis Etienne's name wrong all these years
Published on Saturday, 14 March 2026 at 1:42 pm
Jacksonville, Fla. — For years, fans, broadcasters, and highlight reels have confidently rolled the name of Jaguars running back Travis Etienne off their tongues, but it turns out the pronunciation has been off the mark.
Etienne, who scored a fourth-quarter touchdown in Jacksonville’s AFC Wild Card Playoff victory over the Buffalo Bills at EverBank Stadium on Jan. 11, 2026, revealed the correct way to say his surname. The admission has sparked a wave of self-correction across social media and press boxes alike.
A former national champion with Clemson following the 2018 college football season, Etienne has grown accustomed to hearing his name mangled. Now, as he helps power the Jaguars’ postseason push, the 25-year-old is setting the record straight—one syllable at a time.
The correction adds another layer to Etienne’s rising profile: a dynamic runner capable of changing games in an instant and, apparently, a patient teacher when it comes to phonetics.
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