Ryan Clark Unloads On 'Fraudulent' Aaron Rodgers In Epic Rant
12/13/2024 05:10 PM
As he so often does, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers ruffled some feathers over at ESPN with comments he made about how sports media has changed. While many at The Worldwide Leader in Sports were happy to agree with his message, just about everyone hated that he was the one who said it - including Ryan Clark.
Rodgers didn't call out anyone by name but may have taken a veiled shot at Clark by referring to players who played in the NFL in the "mid-2000s" and "2008-2009." Whether he sincerely took personal offense to it or not, Clark went after him with the same energy.
Appearing on First Take on Friday, Clark admonished Rodgers for the way he talks about others. He declared that Rodgers is a "fraud" who can "throw a football and that's where it stops" and tossed in a few more insults to boot including "arrogant," "unaware," "hypocritical" and "tone deaf."
"My issue with him is, you're doing the exact same thing," he said sternly. "And the reason that you're getting this opportunity to say these asinine things, is because someone is paying you—who is exactly the same thing that you are now speaking out against!"
Tone deaf
— Jimmy Traina (@JimmyTraina) December 13, 2024
Unaware
Arrogant
Hypocritical
Fraud
Ryan Clark unloaded on Aaron Rodgers on today's First Take. pic.twitter.com/B5aJKgrHYL
"This dude is once again, tone deaf. This dude is once again, unaware. This dude is once again, arrogant—to a point that's almost sickening. Because he says these things and he talks tough, and he behaves in this way, but he ain't. He has all of this cache because he's a good player. But [there] ain't people around here that come around and talk about what type of leader you are. [There] ain't people that come around here talking about wanting to follow you because of the type of man you have been."
"This dude is a fraud. He's been a fraud. He can throw a football—and that's where it stops. Once that talent ends, so does he. And so to sit up there and to be just blatantly hypocritical is funny—and it's sickening at the same time."
Clark and Rodgers have a history that dates all the way back to Clark's playing days. Rodgers famously led the Green Bay Packers to a Super Bowl win over Clark's Pittsburgh Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. Clark was the Steelers' leading tackler in that game while Rodgers was the MVP after throwing for three touchdowns in the 31-25 win.
Little wonder that Clark has had Rodgers in his crosshairs for literal years.
Related: Former Steelers Star: Aaron Rodgers 'Catfished' New York Jets
