ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith went off during First Take on what he feels is a disservice to Shedeur Sanders
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00:00I'm trying to remain composed and not really be as angry as I want to be.
00:12I'm fuming inside right now.
00:17What is he supposed to be?
00:19Insecure.
00:20As a quarterback entering the NFL.
00:23You can't be insecure and succeed as a quarterback in the NFL.
00:29You can't have doubts about your abilities and be successful as a quarterback in the
00:34NFL.
00:35If I know that, every single executive, even Mr. Shame Shine, whatever his name is, himself
00:44knows you have to have confidence.
00:49He has a resume that validates and backs up his confidence.
00:55I'm getting angry because young black man, highly successful, highly accomplished, an
01:03incomparable, impeccable pedigree is entering the NFL, is considered easily one of the top
01:10two quarterbacks entering the NFL draft.
01:14We hear about his lack of mobility, lack of arm strength, whether or not he can make the
01:18requisite throws.
01:19Oh no, we're hearing about his attitude.
01:21Ever been in trouble?
01:24Is there anything that has besmirched or stained his resume, his name in any way?
01:32The closest thing this brother has come to a crime is when Colorado State was talking
01:38smack to him and he refused to shake the quarterback's hand and said, I heard what you said, I heard
01:43what you said.
01:44Or when the coach was talking about primetime, his daddy, and he went at midfield, he was
01:48like this with the watch and all.
01:50That's about it.
01:51He's done nothing wrong.
01:53So why are we having this conversation about his character?
01:56I'm going to tell you why.
01:58Because you got people hating on his daddy.
02:01And they want any excuse that they can come up with.
02:04And let me remind America why Deion Sanders, we going to say this, this is why Deion Sanders
02:12is hated by some people because he was the greatest and he told you so.
02:19And then went out there and showed you so.
02:21And you were helpless to do anything about it.
02:24And then when he talked about it, not only could you not play better than him, you couldn't
02:29talk better than him.
02:30You couldn't articulate your thoughts better than him.
02:32You didn't have that swag, that flavor about you, that vibe about you.
02:36You couldn't resonate with an audience and gravitate them towards you the way that he
02:41could.
02:42And Deion knew it and you hated him for it.
02:45And so since you couldn't touch him, now you're trying to touch his son.
02:49This is low.
02:50The fact that this is a story, the fact that people are putting this stuff out there, I'm
02:54not blaming Josina Anderson, you or anybody else.
02:56I'm saying the fact that somebody would say this stuff is low.
03:00It's low.
03:01But that's all right.
03:03Because this is 2025 and Deion Sanders got cover all day every day.
03:10Right here with me, with him, and with any of us on any damn network who covers the NFL.
03:16We know who the hell Primetime is.
03:18Your brother's so Primetime, it's sacrilegious to talk about him in the daytime.
03:23That's how big time, Primetime is.
03:25And now his son is coming and they gonna use this as an excuse.
03:29Sorry asses, y'all make me sick.
03:32I'm talking about the people that put that stuff out there.