Following yesterday’s appeals court ruling that New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s four-game suspension from Deflategate will actually be held up, ESPN’s most annoying employee, Stephen A. Smith, took to Twitter to take a few shots at the four-time Super Bowl champ.
How many times have yo told y'all: you're never bigger than the brand. Not even Tom Brady. He brought it all on himself. Do the crime…….
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) July 13, 2016
Tom Brady was ARROGANT, UPPITY, SELFISH and in the end he brought this on himself.
— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) July 13, 2016
Some strong statements from SAS, indeed. So strong, in fact, that longtime Boston sports fan, Bill Simmons, didn’t appreciate Smith’s bashing of his favorite quarterback, responding on Twitter by accusing Stephen A. and other ESPN employees of being puppets for the NFL who have leaked negative Brady news since Deflategate began 20 months ago.
One of multiple ESPN employees used by the NFL to leak anti-Brady info during this saga decides to weigh in. https://t.co/g7rejeMaRZ
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) July 14, 2016
Uh, that’s some serious accusations, Billy Boy. Simmons continued to do what any sane and pissed off sports fan would do—rant some more about Brady being suspended.
FYI – DeflateGate stopped being about Brady a few months ago. It's now about Goodell legally protecting his power to do whatever he wants.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) July 14, 2016
Nobody cares b/c the DeflateGate story is too dense and nobody has the time to follow it… But that's what DeflateGate is now.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) July 14, 2016
Goodell could have suspended Brady for 5 seasons / we'd be in the same place right now. NFLPA gave him the power to do whatever he wants.
— Bill Simmons (@BillSimmons) July 14, 2016
Given the fact Simmons has never been much of a fan of Smith’s—trolling him on IG a few months ago—and has publicly bashed with ESPN, his former employer, this little beef between the two isn’t much of a surprise.
Maybe these dudes just need to go grab a brew together and just talk some shit out.