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Travis Etienne Sets Record Straight on Name Pronunciation

3/14/2026

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Travis Etienne, a running back for New Orleans Saints, clarified how to pronounce his last name.
Growing up in Jennings, Louisiana, he pronounced it like “Achane.”
He was repeatedly mispronounced as “ETN” during his Clemson years.
After signing a four-year, $52 million deal with the Saints, he said, “I don’t have to correct people here on how to say my name each and every day.”

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Travis Etienne, a running back for New Orleans Saints, clarified how to pronounce his last name.
Growing up in Jennings, Louisiana, he pronounced it like “Achane.”
He was repeatedly mispronounced as “ETN” during his Clemson years.
After signing a four-year, $52 million deal with the Saints, he said, “I don’t have to correct people here on how to say my name each and every day.”