Steve Smith backpedals from Jerry Jeudy blowup

Following a pregame blowup with Denver Broncos wideout Jerry Jeudy, former All-Professional WR Steve Smith tried to ease tensions whereas highlighting an vital challenge concerning how the media typically portrays black athletes. 

“One of many largest issues we’ve within the media, particularly as a younger Black man, is usually, Black-on-Black crime,” Smith mentioned on NFL Network. “I am not going to take part in that. I am not going to interact the place the nationwide media can see two younger African-American males performing like we ain’t received no sense.”

Smith had been crucial of Jeudy previously, and earlier than the Broncos battled the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs on “Thursday Night time Soccer,” the 2 had a heated argument. Smith then ripped Jeudy to shreds on stay tv, calling him a “third-tier” wideout. 

After some reflection, Smith appeared to know the gravity of their infantile forwards and backwards. Whereas he admitted that he would have cherished the scrappiness as a participant, at 44 years outdated, he wanted to set a greater instance. 

“I wished to speak to him. He did not prefer it, so we transfer on,” Smith mentioned. “However, one, I am not going to lose my job, and two, I am not going to disrespect my household by exhibiting I’ve not matured and deal with my enterprise the way in which I ought to deal with my enterprise.”

Jeudy’s facet of the story stays untold, nevertheless it’s good to see Smith seemingly perceive that he in all probability went a bit overboard when he destroyed the younger receiver for all of the world to see.

Hopefully, when given the possibility, Jeudy will reply equally. If that’s the case, possibly everybody can transfer ahead, popping out of the unlucky incident higher as an alternative of worse.