Jerry Rice raises eyebrows with Joe Montana comment: ‘If he was a female’

Jerry Rice left some fans scratching their heads when he made quite the remark about Joe Montana on Friday.

The two Niners legends were kicking off their celebrity pro-am golf tournament at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco, when Rice hopped on a microphone and began praising his former quarterback to a crowd at the event.

Rice started off his speech by calling Montana “the greatest quarterback to ever play,” but then his compliments went a step further.

Jerry Rice and Joe Montana have remained great friends since they played on the 49ers. Getty Images

“Hey,” Rice said. “Think about this guys. If Joe Montana, if he was a female, Joe and I probably would have dated. We had such great chemistry.”

Montana quickly shook his head and tried to wave off Rice, all while some in the audience let out a chuckle.

Jerry Rice and Joe Montana played together on the 49ers in the 1980s and ’90s. Diamond Images/Getty Images

The two then welcomed their tourney’s attendees, before celebs and athletes hit the tee boxes to kick off their rounds.

Rice and Montana played together in San Francisco for about a decade in the 1980s and ’90s — and, clearly, the two still share a special bond all these years later.