Stephen A. Smith Is Getting Roasted After Getting Everything Wrong In His Chargers-Chiefs Preview

This isn't your average, everyday wrongness. This is advanced wrongness.

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It would be easier to count the things Stephen A. Smith got right than to enumerate the many, many wrongs in his recent Chargers vs. Chiefs breakdown. The polarizing pundit is getting summarily roasted by Twitter after confounding his co-hosts with a moment that he called a "brain-lock." 

Stephen A. Smith is excited about tonight’s matchup with the San Diego Chargers (now in L.A.) featuring Hunter Henry (now on IR) going up against Derrick Johnson (now not even on a team) pic.twitter.com/iAOnGmRYEw

— Someone's An Idiot (@SomeonesAnIdiot) December 13, 2018


Here's just a few of the things Smith whiffed on in the segment:


  • The Chargers' home city

  • Picking a key matchup that consisted of players who have not played for either team this season

  • Remembering that Derrick Johnson no longer plays in the NFL


Smith admitted he was wrong on Twitter, explaining that he let his mouth get ahead of his brain. 

"My Brother, it’s called a MISTAKE because I was think of Virgil Green, but mentioned Hunter because I was multi-tasking," he wrote. "That’s what happens when you’re doing a thousand things. But I don’t blame you if you told me to 'Stay Off The Weeeeeeedddddddd.!' That was a brain-lock moment."

My Brother, it’s called a MISTAKE because I was think of Virgil Green, but mentioned Hunter because I was multi-tasking. That’s what happens when you’re doing a thousand things. But I don’t blame you if you told me to “Stay Off The Weeeeeeedddddddd.!” That was a brain-lock moment https://t.co/hhFfUmbhiu

— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) December 13, 2018

Smith tried to get ahead of the backlash with a joke tweet of his own, but the damage was already done. 

The matchup of the year! Don't sleep on it. 😀 pic.twitter.com/hP5YICAtht

— Stephen A Smith (@stephenasmith) December 13, 2018

Unfortunately, you don't mess up that severely and get off with a "my bad." Check out some of Twitter's best burns below. 

    

UPDATE: LaDainian Tomlinson, Dan Fouts and Lance Alworth are all OUT for tonight. #LACvsKC https://t.co/0nw4diFKB0

— Los Angeles Chargers (@chargers) December 13, 2018

Stephen A said he’s looking forward to watching these players tonight for Chargers vs. Chiefs:

- Spencer Ware (who’s out tonight)
- Hunter Henry (who hasn’t played all year)
- Derrick Johnson (who’s a free agent)💀💀💀 pic.twitter.com/EP3kgayNJm

— Complex Sports (@ComplexSports) December 13, 2018

My Stephen A Smith matchups to watch in Colts/Cowboys this weekend

-Unitas vs Dat Nguyen
-Marvin Harrison vs Mo Claiborne

— Jeff Cavanaugh (@timeforjeffrey) December 13, 2018

In just this short clip Stephen A. Smith:

— Forgot Spencer Ware was out
— Called them San Diego Chargers
— Said he was looking forward to watching Hunter Henry, who hasn't played all year
— Said Henry was going up against Derrick Johnson, who is a free agent
— Broke Tedy Bruschi pic.twitter.com/wOaorAbBKY

— Jordan Heck (@JordanHeckFF) December 13, 2018

We heard Stephen A. Smith preview his matchup on TV this morning and figured we better have our bases covered just in case. https://t.co/gwByEBNS6H

— Yahoo Fantasy Sports (@YahooFantasy) December 13, 2018

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