ESPN star Stephen A Smith rips Browns rookie for 'very dumb' comments about media

Colin Cowherd explains why the misinterpretation of Dillon Gabriel's "entertainer" comments could soon push the Cleveland Browns out of the Shedeur Sanders business.

ESPN pundit Stephen A. Smith ripped Cleveland Browns quarterback Dillon Gabriel after the rookie took a shot at the media following the team’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

Gabriel’s remarks about "entertainers" and "competitors" during the game on Saturday were initially thought to be about Shedeur Sanders. However, he clarified during the postgame press conference that they were about the media.

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Stephen A. Smith on the ESPN "NBA Countdown" set at Intuit Dome on Oct. 23, 2024. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

Smith said on "First Take" he knew the comments weren’t about Sanders. Still, he called Gabriel’s comments about the media "stupid."

"I never believed he was talking about Shedeur Sanders. I totally believed him when he said he was talking about the media. I wanna get that out the way first," Smith said. "I think when you heard the comparisons, I think the comparisons were emanating from the media more than anybody else.… Having said that, Dillon Gabriel, respectfully, it was stupid. A very dumb comment to make. 

"First of all, in every walk of life far beyond the parameters of the football field people are competing. We compete here on television. You compete with radio shows. You compete on Wall Street. You compete on Madison Avenue. Everything, especially in America as it pertains to a capitalistic society, involves competition. To the victor goes the spoils. Jimmy Johnson said it best, ‘I will be very, very consistent in treating you as inconsistently as possible. Those who produce get treated