Stephen A. Smith and Jason Whitlock’s feud has morphed into a new beast. Whitlock has gone on record calling out the ESPN talk show host before, but the pundit took it one step further on Thursday. The host of the “Fearless” podcast took aim at Smith in a response to a viral story posted by TMZ.
In response to a TMZ story titled “World’s smallest p*nis owner undergoes successful growth procedure,” Whitlock used it as a shot at Smith.
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“Huge week for Stephen A. Smith,” he posted. “Takes home the Thumbs Down Award & now takes over 1st place for this…”
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The post didn’t appear to be a literal attack on Smith’s anatomy, but rather a shot across the bow to lure him into responding. Fans will have to wait to see if the ESPN host takes a similar shot.
However, before picking an argument with Stephen A. Smith, Whitlock picked at the NFL for its inability to deal with a yearly issue.
Jason Whitlock preempts shot at Stephen A. Smith with spotlight on NFL’s struggles to end fighting
Before posting his shot at Stephen A. Smith, Jason Whitlock spotlighted what he believed to be a failure by the NFL in one of its chief goals. In a post on X on Wednesday, Whitlock accused the league of failing to remove the violent fights from the game.
“The NFL has tried to remove violence from football completely,” he posted. “Instead, they have just relocated it to joint practices in the form of WWE-style brawls.”
Any fighting in a game can result in a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty, fines or an ejection, as Jalen Carter and others are now well aware after Carter assaulted Dak Prescott by spitting on him in the 2025 season opener.
As such, players generally tend to refrain from fighting their opponents in all but the rarest of circumstances. Brawls have always been a part of preseason practices as players’ teammates become opponents in practice and in making the roster. However, fights have become a yearly documented routine.
The NFL brass undoubtedly is aware of the issue, and fans can only wait to see if Roger Goodell makes an effort to enforce peace on the practice field just as on the gridiron.
Edited by Ian Van Roy
