ESPN’s Ryan Clark In A Twitter ‘Clash Of Words’ With Brady Quinn Over QB C.J. Stroud
One week remains until the NFL draft, and tensions are high. not just for the individuals on the teams and the players, but also for the media. On Wednesday, a Twitter argument erupted between CBS’ Brady Quinn and ESPN’s Ryan Clark over Quinn’s tweeting of an unpleasant tale regarding Ohio State quarterback C.J. Stroud.
Quinn claims that Stroud neglected the Manning Passing Academy.
ESPN’s Ryan Clark In A Twitter ‘Clash Of Words’ With Brady Quinn Over QB C.J. Stroud
On his Pick Six Podcast, Quinn stated, “I’ve been told that he committed to [the Manning Passing Academy] the night before, [and] just sort of ghosted them, didn’t show up. Football royalty, that. And if you do that, some people may think, “Hey, man, that’s not how you conduct yourself, especially around the Manning family, or just in general if you’re going to be a franchise quarterback.”
This is an example of analyst like @Brady_Quinn telling stories of 0 value to diminish a man’s character while validating his own. Instead of dissecting film, or speaking to coaches an adult man stooped to gossip while analyzing. It’s an immature evaluation of football integrity https://t.co/3ijng1787q
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) April 20, 2023
Quinn did continue to commend Stroud after spilling that tidbit of information.
“He is this draft class’s most accurate quarterback. He demonstrated his athletic prowess,” remarked Quinn. “Any time I’ve been around the kid, he’s been an upstanding young man who’s grown and matured into a leader I think NFL teams are looking for.”
Clark, who criticized Quinn on Twitter over the Manning Academy tale, felt that Stroud had never actually committed to the school.
CJ Stroud never committed to attend the Manning camp.
He chose to work with his teammates at @OhioStateFB instead before his final season.
He wasn’t paid to go, & furthermore @Brady_Quinn what does acquiescing to the Manning family have to do with leading an organization?
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) April 20, 2023
Because only his word about Stroud disparaging the Mannings was picked up in aggregate, Quinn then employed the “out-of-context” game.
Clark was not interested in Quinn’s suggestion that he invite Clark to join him on a podcast.
Quinn backed up his claim by admonishing Clark that he never made fun of Stroud’s persona.
Media feud! Brady Quinn and Ryan Clark go at it on Twitter over CJ Stroud's draft stock.
Spoiler alert: Ryan Clark made it racial. https://t.co/9tnO98DXPf
— OutKick (@Outkick) April 20, 2023
If you were an NFL team in need of a quarterback and you passed on C.J. Stroud because he didn’t go to the Manning Family football camp, how would you feel?
Clark did well to point that out. Clark is to be commended for declining the podcast invitation as well. You can state your position, stand by it, and end the conversation there. Not everything needs to be a topic for discussion and controversy.
After Fox Sports college football analyst Brady Quinn shared concerns NFL teams have about C.J. Stroud, ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark fired back. https://t.co/F6RjED2HiR
— Eleven Warriors (@11W) April 20, 2023
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