Stephen A. Smith On Why Aaron Rodgers Wouldn’t Be A Good Choice For Netflix’s Roast Like Tom Brady
deadline.comFollowing The Greatest Roast of All Time: Tom Brady, people are pitching in names to be featured in a potential new Netflix roast.
Sports journalist Stephen A. Smith recently said that New York Jets QB Aaron Rodgers wouldn’t be a good subject for the comedy special. “No, because it’s easy,” Smith told the Associated Press on May 14th during the Disney Upfront presentation in New York City after the reporter suggested Rodgers. “With Tom Brady, I mean, he’s the golden boy.
With Aaron Rodgers, even though I love him, a lot of people don’t. Because of that, some people will find it funny [and] some people will be intentionally cruel.” Smith said that during Brady’s roast, “everybody up there had nothing but reverence and respect” for the retired NFL star.
In the sports realm, Smith pitched basketball stars LeBron James and Steph Curry for a roast. When the reporter suggested Michael Jordan, Smith shot down the idea, saying that the basketball legend “would never” do that.
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