Broncos' Jerry Jeudy responds to ex-NFL player Steve Smith's criticism: 'I'm still going to be me'

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The Denver Broncos are in the midst of a second consecutive disappointing season. The team is 1-5 and currently in last place in the AFC West.

The team appears to be in sale mode and recently decided to trade Randy Gregory and parted ways with linebacker Frank Clark. Meanwhile, wide receiver Jerry Jeudy and Courtland Sutton have also been linked to trade rumors. 

The Broncos are coming off a 19-8 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, but before the game, All-Pro wide receiver and current NFL Network analyst Steve Smith Sr. had an awkward exchange with Jeudy. Smith, who has been critical of the Broncos wideout in the past, described Jeudy as merely an average player.

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Jerry Jeudy of the Denver Broncos warms up prior to an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on October 12, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri. (Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

"So, I'll say it again. I'm sorry I said that you were JAG — just a guy — who's an average wide receiver they used a first-round pick on that isn't doing anything," Smith said. "I hope today that you actually show up in the way you haven't showed up in the last couple years since they drafted you," Smith said.

"I'm sorry for saying you're an average wide receiver that they eventually will move on [from], and when teams call me and ask should they trade for you, I will say, ‘No, don’t trade for Jerry Jeudy because he is mentally unable to handle constructive criticism from people who watch specifically [if he can] be a wide receiver. He can be a wide receiver. He's a tier 3.'"

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