Stephen A. Smith is apologizing for this blasphemous take.
The ESPN gasbag called himself “ignorant” as part of an apology to Dwayne Haskins on Friday, a few months after calling the NFL Draft quarterback prospect “more of a runner than a thrower,” which he certainly is not.
“I just want to say welcome to the [“First Take”] show. My apologies for being so ignorant about you,” Smith said. “I had to go back and watch the tapes. My bad.”
A grinning Haskins accepted Smith’s mea culpa.
Haskins started just one season at Ohio State before declaring for the draft, so perhaps Smith didn’t watch the New Jersey native sling the ball for 50 touchdowns, 4,831 yards alongside eight interceptions.