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STEPHEN A. SMITH warned New York Jets star Aaron Rodgers to stop feuding with his ESPN colleague Ryan Clark and focus on finally winning a second Super Bowl.
The two NFL stars have been embroiled in a heated rivalry after Clark, 45, called out Rodgers, 41, in a scathing rant on First Take, labeling the quarterback a “fraud”, “tone-deaf” and “blatantly hypocritical.”
Smith warned Rodgers to stop feuding with Clark and focus on the Super Bowl[/caption]
Rodgers responded by claiming ESPN has been transformed into a bounty of “unfounded” or “asinine” takes.
Smith, 57, chipped in and insists the Jets star should just concentrate on his game as he reminded him he hasn’t won or competed in a Super Bowl since 2011 when he won it with the Green Bay Packers.
The First Take presenter added that going after Clark is “not winnable” and should instead focus on his career as it is going in the “wrong direction”.
Smith said on the Stephen A. Smith Show: “In the end, it comes back to what I’ve said about Aaron Rodgers many times: My man, ball and win.
“Because the reality is — as great as you are — you haven’t won a Super Bowl since 2010. You haven’t been to the Super Bowl since 2010.
“And now your career is going in the wrong direction based on wins and losses.
“They want you to dial it back, roll it back to next year with you Davante Adams here next season and beyond — do something about it, bro; show us what you got left.
“Going after Ryan Clark, that ain’t gonna do much for you. Ryan Clark and I have gone at each other in the past; you don’t have a platform every day like I do.
“You don’t want to go at Ryan Clark. That is not a winnable situation for you, Aaron Rodgers.
“In fact, it’s almost as bad of a situation as it has been you going out on the field on Sundays in the Jets’ uniform.
“You might want to think about that — just friendly words of advice.”
