Jerry Jeudy responds to viral interaction with Steve Smith Sr. after NFL great went on a rant about Broncos WR

There don’t seem to be many NFL analysts in the market with a higher resume to give tips on how to be a higher extensive receiver than Steve Smith Sr. The 44-year-old ended up with the eighth-most receiving yards in NFL historical past (14,731) after 16 NFL seasons seasons with the Carolina Panthers (2001-2013) and the Baltimore Ravens (2014-2016). He is considered one of simplest 4 avid gamers because the 1970 AFL-NFL merger to lead the NFL in catches, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns in the similar season, which he did in 2005 with 103 receptions, 1,563 receiving yards and 12 receiving touchdowns. The others within the receiving triple crown membership since 1970 are Jerry Rice (1990), Sterling Sharpe (1992) and Cooper Kupp (2021). 

Like many analysts nowadays, Smith has a podcast. On his podcast, “Cut To It,” he lately known as present Denver Broncos extensive receiver Jerry Jeudy a JAG, or simply any other man. On air for NFL Network’s “Thursday Night Football” pregame display forward of Jeudy and the Broncos taking part in the reigning Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs, Smith tried to express regret for that remark. 

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However, according to Smith, Jeudy wasn’t down to make up as Smith mentioned the fifteenth pick out within the 2020 NFL Draft mentioned “Ninja, I don’t mess with you.” After Jeudy allegedly repeated his remark, Smith turned into fired up and dropped any other apology that wasn’t in reality an apology. 

“I’m sorry I said you were a JAG, just a guy who is an average wide receiver they [the Denver Broncos] used a first-round pick on that isn’t doing anything. I hope today you actually show up in a way that you haven’t shown up in the last couple years since they drafted you. So if you ever got a problem with Agent 89, I’m sorry for saying that you are an average wide receiver that they will eventually move on from. When teams call me to ask if they should trade for you, I will say ‘No, don’t trade for Jerry Jeudy because he is mentally unable to handle constructive criticism who watch specifically if you can be a wide receiver. He’s a tier three.”

Jeudy walked previous the sideline the place Smith and the remainder of NFL Network’s pregame protection was once arrange, yelling again at him. 

Of direction, that pregame interaction went viral and has since bled into the next week, as Jeudy was once requested about the location after letting it marinate for a few days. 

“I’m just going to go ahead and clear the air,” Jeudy told reporters Thursday. “This is my last time talking about it. If he came to apologize to me, I would have understood that and I would have listened to what he had to say. Where I’m from, if someone talks bad about you, you don’t go to them in person and try to act friendly to them like you ain’t just talk bad about him. 

“I do not were given no hate towards Steve Smith. You know, he is a excellent participant and all of the stuff like that. I simply stand on what I stand on, you’re feeling me? If you’re feeling some form of means, stay that very same power while you see me in individual. I do not were given not anything towards him or anything else. That’s simply how I think and that’s the reason simply what it’s. If I’d have identified he would have apologized, after all I’d have reacted other. At the similar time, I do know any person’s speaking dangerous about me and I informed him what it’s and moved on from there. He sought after to take it to the media and stuff and make it larger than what it wanted to be. At the top of the day, that is simply what it’s.” 

The 24-year-old wideout has 17 catches for 208 receiving yards this season. Unfortunately, Jeudy could not stick it to the previous All-Pro wideout on Thursday night time as he completed with simply 14 receiving yards on 3 catches within the Broncos’ 19-8 loss to the Chiefs.