Stephen Jackson has never been one to mince words. Recently, he made it clear that he has no patience for ‘analysts’ telling young athletes how to act or handle themselves. Shedeur Sanders’ not-so-usual behavior at a post-game interview drew heavy attention. Weirdly, it was because the youngster said absolutely nothing. Was he trying to beat certain clickbait headlines, sometimes nonsensical? Maybe. Did he succeed? Argh.

Jackson made his stance clear via the All The Smoke podcast’s social media handle. “I just saw on Instagram that Dan Orlovsky and Stephen A. Smith trying to tell Shedeur how he should respond, how he should act to get on the floor. Like, are y’all talking to the Browns? Or the President of the team or organization telling you how what he should do? No! Success does not

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