Stephen A. Smith 'p---ed off' that NFL addressed Trump dance celebrations, blames 'woke culture'

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After numerous NFL players pulled out President-elect Trump's viral "YMCA" dance, the league said none of those players would be fined.

That announcement came on the coattails of San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa being fined over $11,000 for wearing a MAGA hat.

However, ESPN personality Stephen A. Smith was annoyed at the league for even addressing the new gridiron celebration.

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San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa celebrates after sacking Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield during the game at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida, on Nov. 10. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

"Here’s why I’m p---ed off, that the NFL had to even issue a statement about it. Because celebrations usually don’t warrant that," he said on his YouTube show. It doesn’t require a response from the league. So why was it necessary this time? You know why? Because we got a bunch of people still living with their heads in the cloud acting like they get to protest every little damn thing. 

"This is America. Donald Trump won the election, rather convincingly, I might add…"

Smith later blamed "woke" and "cancel culture" for the NFL feeling the need to discuss the celebrations — and credited those for Trump's victory.

"And why am I ticked off? Because it was emblematic of the climate that we’ve been living in for years now, which is why I believe Donald Trump was really elected… woke culture, cancel culture, oh hell yes, that played a role. When you got people walking around wondering whether or not they’re echoing the right pronoun. Wondering whether or not that was gonna cost them their job or being PC