Football announcer malaprops: redundancy department

It's that time of year again; just yesterday I heard:

• "Defensive secondary" (there is no offensive secondary)

• "Offensive turnovers" (all turnovers are by the offense, as possession of the ball automatically puts you on offense even if you were on defense when you recovered the fumble or intercepted the ball or blocked the kick)

• "Offensive guard" (there is no defensive guard position — though there is defensive tackle)

I'm not even going to dwell on "ath-a-lete" (it's actually 2 — not 3 — syllables).

And don't get me wrong: goofy as Tony Siragusa (top) is as a sideline reporter, he's managed to become an asset, both insightful and sometimes hilariously funny, on Fox's NFL telecasts.