Stephen A. Smith calls LeSean McCoy ‘weak’ after Bills’ loss
By John Buhler
Stephen A. Smith calls out Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy for how he shunned the media after his team lost to the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday.
On Monday’s episode of ESPN’s First Take, host Stephen A. Smith calls Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy ‘weak‘ for how he ran away from the media following Buffalo’s loss to McCoy’s former team, the Philadelphia Eagles.
In the offseason, Eagles head coach Chip Kelly traded McCoy to the Bills for linebacker Kiko Alonso and McCoy apparently did not appreciate that. He has been critical of Kelly since landing in Buffalo and took several cheap shots at the Eagles head coach before their Week 14 matchup at Lincoln Financial Field.
Smith says that he has liked having McCoy on First Take in the past, but how he shunned the media after the Bills loss after creating a stir in the week leading up to the football game was “low class.” The sports journalist and television host did not have a problem with McCoy hugging Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie before the game, but found McCoy’s decision to kiss the Eagles logo at midfield a bit odd since he plays for another franchise currently.
McCoy was served a large slice of humble pie in the Bills’ loss to the Eagles, but cowardly evaded commenting to any media person after being a primary instigator in the weeks leading up to this game. The former All-Pro running back made it about him this week and it was a distraction for the Bills, a team that is desperately trying to end its 15-year playoff drought.
It wasn’t as if Smith lost a great deal of respect for McCoy, rather that he was massively disappointed in how he conducted himself as one of the more marquee players on the Bills in 2015. While First Take can come across as a bit reactionary at times, Smith and co-host Skip Bayless’ responses were professional and justifiable in calling out McCoy for his antics during his return to Philadelphia.