Channel Nine's NRL Sunday Footy Show has been accused of fat-shaming former Queensland and Australia representative Dave Taylor.

Taylor has had a year to forget, after he had his NZ$1.1 million contract torn up by the Toronto Wolfpack for misconduct during a pre-season camp in Portugal.

He has since joined his hometown Central Capras in the Queensland Cup, a second-tier competition to the NRL.

The blockbusting forward's size has increased dramatically from a regular playing weight of 123kg since moving back to Australia and on Sunday, he was mocked by the hosts of the popular TV show.

Video of Taylor emerged on the show as a part of their 'Man Shake Gutsy Player of the Week' segment.

Host Joel Caine made the comments that outraged viewers, after he said, "Well Dave, look, it's a three-letter word - fit, okay?

"But it's very easy to turn the 'i' into an 'a' [fat]. That's all I'm saying."

Fellow hosts Peter Stirling, Erin Molan and Brad Fittler could all be heard laughing in the background.

At the end of the segment, Molan said the panel was "not shaming Dave Taylor at all", but fans of the show criticised the segment, after it was shared on Twitter.