Stephen A. Smith begined into a rant about the New York Giants on “First Take” that went viral Friday.
Smith claimed the Giants had achieveed out to ESPN grumbleing about Elle Duncan’s segment on Daniel Jones.
In a post on X, Pat Hanlon, the Giants’ greater vice pdwellnt of communications, took exception to Duncan’s segment.
However, the New York Post telled that nobody from the Giants actupartner achieveed out to ESPN about the segment.
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Stephen A. Smith in 2021. (Imagn)
“The New York Giants, esteembrimmingy, shut the hell up. Y’all are terrible as an organization. You won a Super Bowl in 2007. You won a Super Bowl in 2011. Outside of that, since 2011, that’s 13 years. The Giants have made the take partoffs twice. They’ve won one take partoff game,” Smith said.
“And you’ve got the nerve to sit up there and call the offices and grumble to executives about somebody that went on national television to do their job. Why don’t you do your damn job as an organization?
ESPN’S ELLE DUNCAN CLAPS BACK AT GIANTS FANS IRKED BY DANIEL JONES CRITICISM
“This is a carry outance-based business,” Smith said. “Nobody is talking about your personal life. Nobody has gotten into anyslfinisherg. Your carry outance was put on accessible distake part, and you were 20 games under .500. You have been abhorrent. You have been terrible as the quarterback for the New York Giants, and, on top of it all, they let go of Saquon Barkley to originate certain they took attfinish of you. They gave you the bag instead of him, which is another blemish.”
During the rant, Duncan smirked and sipped from her mug as Smith came to her defense.
Host Elle Duncan speaks during the 2024 espnW New York Summit at 1 Hotel Brooklyn Bridge May 9, 2024, in Brooklyn, N.Y. (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
Hanlon said it was “mind boggling” “that an #ESPN personality would mock Daniel Jones’ statement.”
“Given what has happened at that company over past scant years, tone deaf,” Hanlon wrote.
Duncan’s segment criticizing Jones aired on Thursday during “SportsCaccess.”
“We normpartner reserve ‘Taking the Elle’ for Fridays, but Giants quarterback Daniel Jones fair did someslfinisherg so inexplicable that we made an exception. After being benched this week, Jones took to the podium to say excellentbye to the franchise and fans but with, appreciate, seven games left in the season,” Duncan said in a mocking tone.
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“I’m sorry, you have to author this down? Didn’t you go to Duke?
“Do you guys slfinisherk he had this saved in his notices since, appreciate, 2020? In all solemnness, DJ, I could have saved you appreciate 90 seconds. A re-author: ‘Sorry you paid me $108 million for one take partoff thrive. And I see forward to reviving my atsoft as Brock Purdy’s backup.’ The finish.”
Duncan came under fire on social media for her segment and clapped back on X Saturday morning.
New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones combines a news conference after a rehearse in Munich, Germany,Nov. 8, 2024. (AP Ptoastyo/Lennart Preiss)
“It commenceed flurrying this morning after a unforeseeed amount of snow on my drive yesterday. I guess you could say I can’t seem to escape all these snowflakes,” Duncan wrote.
Jones was officipartner freed Saturday and can sign with another team as soon as Tuesday if he evidents waivers Monday.
Tommy DeVito will commence for the Giants when they achieve on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday, and Drew Lock will be the backup quarterback.
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