Ryan Clark blames RACISM for Shedeur Sanders falling in NFL draft



Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders continues to fall in first-round projections for the 2025 NFL Draft — and some people, like Ryan Clark, are claiming that it’s due to racism.

“We all know that they plant these certain reports or they say these certain things, and you do hear the word ‘arrogant.’ Why is he arrogant? Because he won’t walk into the meeting and bend the knee? Or he won’t sit in the meeting and question himself or his abilities or his knowledge and experience in the game?” Clark ranted on ESPN’s “First Take.”

“I’ve had conversations with Shedeur Sanders,” he continued. “And he can do all that. We all know that it’s not just about him being Deion Sanders' son. It’s about the bravado he carries. It’s about the fact that he looks a certain way. It is about the fact that the color of his skin sometimes, at that position, can be questioned.”


“And I believe Shedeur Sanders is going to have to deal with that until he gets on the field,” he added.

Jason Whitlock of “Fearless” is not surprised.

“He has a skin color that can be questioned at that position, according to Ryan Clark,” Whitlock says. “I mean, Patrick Mahomes, Jalen Hurts just played in the Super Bowl. Jalen Hurts just won a Super Bowl. Patrick Mahomes has won three. I believe Lamar Jackson’s won two or three MVP trophies.”

“What are we talking about, Ryan?” he asks. “These guys, they go a few seconds, a few weeks, ‘Oh I don’t have any traction, let me play the race card.’”

“‘I just got off the phone and Deion’s frustrated Shedeur is not going to go in the first two or three picks of the draft. It must be racism.’ ‘Oh, there’s questions about Shedeur’s arrogance, oh, that must be racism,’” Whitlock mocks.

“People had all kinds of questions about Johnny Manziel’s attitude and arrogance and whether or not he was self-aware enough. Those questions are all perfectly fine. He’s Johnny Manziel. He’s white,” he adds.

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‘The making of a race clown’: ESPN has its very own Jussie Smollett



If you thought society was marked safe from the likes of Jussie Smollett, then you’d be wrong, because there's more than one of him.

And Jason Whitlock says one of those Smollett clones is ESPN host Ryan Clark.

“When everybody was doing their George Floyd gimmick, their Jussie Smollett gimmick, Ryan Clark went on television. I can’t think of the name of this black host who assisted him in telling this far-fetched comical tale about the racism that his son experienced. And Ryan Clark got to crying on TV,” Whitlock says.

According to Clark’s son, he and a couple of his college football teammates went to a Whataburger during lockdowns, when only the drive-thru was open. Because the boys didn’t have a car, they asked a woman who was going through the drive-thru if she would order their food for them and they’d pay her in turn.


Clark’s son claimed that the woman then complained to the manager about their harassment and that he comped her meal. When it was done, she allegedly turned to them and yelled, “Thanks for the free food, n*****s.” He said she said the slur again, and the manager told them they were in the wrong.

“Now, this is a white woman who, according to the story, seems to be in the car by herself, and there’s three college football players, large men, athletic-looking men, and this woman in Arizona just wants to shout the N-word at them without being provoked?” Whitlock asks.

“She’s just looking for trouble with three large, athletic, young black men,” Whitlock continues. “Do you think this story makes sense? And that the manager they’re insinuating overheard all of this and sided with the racist white woman?”

Regardless of whether the story is true or not, Whitlock sees the tale — and Clark’s dramatic reaction on television — as a symptom of a larger issue.

“This is the delusion that we live in. This is the reflection of the matriarchal culture, and this is Ryan Clark, a man that played a combat, predatory sport, football. He doesn’t realize he’s developed the mindset of a woman and he lives off in a fantasy world,” Whitlock says.

“This is the making of a race clown. This is a dance and a ritual. This is something Ryan Clark has to do in order to get that paycheck from people that want you focused on a conflict between black and white people,” he adds.

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Ex-NFL player Ryan Clark says he will never respect President Trump but praises Obama administration for 'no scandals'



Former NFL player Ryan Clark released a video claiming President Donald Trump had a divisive and bigotry-filled term, while President Barack Obama was graceful and without scandal.

Clark's video, posted on his X page, seemingly served as an explainer for the statement he released after Trump won the election, in which he said, "The majority has spoken & Donald Trump is OUR President. I will respect him & his office as such."

The former ESPN host and now host for Fanatics said he got a lot of pushback from his "community" regarding his post and proceeded to explain in detail why he doesn't like President Trump.

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Clark claimed in his video that after Trump's election, his oldest daughter got up at 7 a.m. and lay in bed with her grandmother and cried. He likened this to many Kamala Harris supporters who felt "sadness" and "depression" because Trump won.

He then compared Trump's tenure to that of Obama, stating that Obama represented the United States "with class, and with grace, and with elegance, and with decency."

He added that Obama had "no scandals" and no felony charges, while Trump ran a campaign and a presidency based in bigotry and hate.

Clark finished by saying that he doesn't "and won't" respect Trump but will respect the office of the president.

Many commenters found Clark's own video to be divisive despite his stated intent not to be, specifically since the former athlete hammered home in his caption that when Trump came into office he "empowered" bigotry.

"After 8 years of being represented with class by President Obama the country decided it needed to be 'Great Again.'" "Bigotry was now empowered straight from the Oval Office," Clark added.

However, the former Pittsburgh Steeler revealed that "Trump supporters of all colors" have told him he is wrong about the president.

He noted that while he is not optimistic, he will also attempt not tobe divisive. Many readers took issue with this.

"I can't stress this enough but Obama was the most divisive president of all time. The worst of the worst," one reply stated.

I can’t stress this enough but Obama was the most divisive president of all time. The worst of the worst.
— Mighty Matt 💪🏼 (@HskrsStarsBucs) November 11, 2024

Another reader attempted to point out Clark's hypocrisy for making derogatory claims about Trump while also saying he wasn't going to be divisive himself.

“Bigotry was now empowered straight from the Oval Office”

“Since, I want good for us all I won’t be divisive.”

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— Nick Dreyer (@nrdreyer0) November 12, 2024

Clark's tactic of rattling off claims about the president without context or rebuttal has become a go-to for many of his detractors.

Noting his felony charges and impeachments in such a manner appears to be more of a signal by Clark to his supporters that he is is with them rather than a sign that he is truly open to understanding his political opponents.

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