ESPN pundits tear into Bill Belichick over interview fiasco during book tour

'Gutfeld!' panelists discuss former Patriots head coach Bill Belichick’s interview with CBS News.

ESPN broadcasters Stephen A. Smith and Chris Russo teed off on Bill Belichick on Wednesday over the fiasco surrounding his awkward interview and complaints about media not doing enough to focus on the book he’s trying to promote.

Belichick’s interview on "CBS News Sunday Morning" has been the talk of the sports world since it aired on Sunday — particularly, Jordon Hudson chiming in to shut down a question about how the two met. Hudson then released an April 10 email allegedly showcasing Belichick’s complaints about another story that was going to be published.

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North Carolina Tar Heels head football coach Bill Belichick during half time at Dean E. Smith Center.  (Bob Donnan/Imagn Images)

Smith and Russo each took their giving their thoughts on how Belichick has handled the book tour.

"We certainly don’t want to see someone with you telling folks we’re not answering those questions either," Smith said of Hudson on "First Take." "You’re a grown man, and when somebody asks you a question, you don’t want to answer it, don’t answer it. 

"You spent 20 years not answering questions you didn’t want to answer. We don’t need somebody else telling us you’re not answering something."

Russo took issue with Belichick wanting to promote himself as someone who moved up the ranks of the NFL with a business mindset. He suggested that’s not what he nor NFL fans want to hear from him or read about him.

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Stephen A. Smith on the ESPN NBA Countdown live set at Intuit Dome. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

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