Stephen A. Smith's claim that Giants reached out to ESPN about Elle Duncan's criticism is false: report

Keyshawn Johnson breaks down how the Daniel Jones saga is hurting the New York Giants' future, highlighting their failed evaluation and costly decisions.

Stephen A. Smith launched into a rant about the New York Giants on "First Take" that went viral Friday. 

Smith claimed the Giants had reached out to ESPN complaining about Elle Duncan’s segment on Daniel Jones. 

In a post on X, Pat Hanlon, the Giants' senior vice president of communications, took exception to Duncan’s segment.

However, the New York Post reported that nobody from the Giants actually reached out to ESPN about the segment. 

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Stephen A. Smith in 2021. (Imagn)

"The New York Giants, respectfully, shut the hell up. Y’all are awful as an organization. You won a Super Bowl in 2007. You won a Super Bowl in 2011. Outside of that, since 2011, that’s 13 years. The Giants have made the playoffs twice. They’ve won one playoff game," Smith said. 

"And you’ve got the nerve to sit up there and call the offices and complain to executives about somebody that went on national television to do their job. Why don’t you do your damn job as an organization?

ESPN'S ELLE DUNCAN CLAPS BACK AT GIANTS FANS IRKED BY DANIEL JONES CRITICISM

"This is a performance-based business," Smith said. "Nobody is talking about your personal life. Nobody has gotten into anything. Your performance was put on public display, and you were 20 games under .500. You have been abhorrent. You have been awful as the quarterback for the New York Giants, and, on top of it all, they let go of Saquon Barkley to make sure they took care of you. They gave you the bag instead of him, which is another blemish."

During the rant, Duncan smirked and sipped from