Jerry Jeudy followed Russell Wilson right out of Denver. Although he was an integral part of their offense, the future value he’s have demanded plus the trashy situation with Wilson’s salary cap lead them to get off Jeudy while he was at the peak. This gives them a fifth and sixth round pick this year as they begin their rebuild. And the star WR moves into a much more explosive offense in Cleveland.
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But his exit was soured by a lot of veterans saying he was traded due to a lack of performance. Steve Smith Sr’s video, lambasting his Jeudy for the performances put up in Denver. And then came another hot take by former Bronco Mark Schlereth, who said, “he’s just not a great football player.” Although, the Browns did sign him for a whopping $41 million which says that they do have a lot of faith in him.
For days Jeudy was silent on the matter. But now he has spoken up. He began it all with this:
I’m ready to get this shxt rolling!!!
— Jerry Jeudy⁴ (@jerryjeudy) March 21, 2024
And didn’t hold back after that:
Only if your opinion mattered Hating ass dude #Bagseason yall go give this lame ass dude some attention. https://t.co/xHmUVPJaPS
— Jerry Jeudy⁴ (@jerryjeudy) March 21, 2024
Without naming anyone, he made his stance clear on some of the former players turned talking heads:
Y’all gotta stop listening to fake aihh nfl gurus; they don’t even have access to real film; they are on YouTube watching the games.
— Jerry Jeudy⁴ (@jerryjeudy) March 21, 2024
He was not happy with the assessment put forward by such notable voices. Both Smith and Schlereth have a robust platform on socials as well as traditional channels. Their opinion is actually heard by a lot of people and clearly stuck a chord with Jeudy as well. He ended by saying:
I’m just seeing this, lol. That’s why I’m responding, but cuh, been on my **** hating and shit, but that’s what most old heads are doing now these days: hating on the young soldiers, but yall can have them Twitter fingers. I stand on business in real life.
— Jerry Jeudy⁴ (@jerryjeudy) March 21, 2024
The twitter tiff did not end there. Schlereth got back at Jeudy although the wide receiver was not very impressed.
Mark Schlereth Responds to Jerry Jeudy’s Rant
Schlereth was quick to respond but did not leave Jeudy impressed. Here’s their exchange:
Congrats on getting paid, but I believe you spelt that wrong. I think it’s #Bustseason https://t.co/aQoQewaI8T
— Mark Schlereth (@markschlereth) March 21, 2024
To which Jeudy replied:
That’s it I thought you were going to come back harder, lol. You got it.
— Jerry Jeudy⁴ (@jerryjeudy) March 21, 2024
The back and forth ended there. But the beef between these media personnel and Jeudy has just begun. This plus Steve Smith Sr also going at him in the past shows that Jeudy will have a new found motivation to prove them wrong. And with little to no success found in Denver, Jerry will be looking to change his fortune in Cleveland. Will he be able to showcase his potential or will the veterans stand corrected? It will be an interesting season to watch as he plays not for money but for pride and respect.
