You can always count on the worldwide leader to deliver head-scratching takes when it comes to athletes. Ryan Clark’s bit was good for a laugh on the set at ESPN, but now he is being blasted for it.
Speaking on the network’s NFL Live studio coverage, Clark ripped Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa, accusing him of not working out this offseason, of not following the team nutritionist’s recommendations, and being fat. He also stated he was built like a thick stripper.
“Let me tell you what he wasn’t doing: He wasn’t in the gym, I’ll bet you that,” Clark said.
“He might spend a lot of time in the tattoo parlor,” Clark said. “He was not at the dinner table eating what the nutritionist had advised. He looks ‘happy.’ He is thick. He’s built like the girls working at Onyx right now.”
Less than 24 hours later, Tua was asked about those comments and he fired right back at the former all-pro.
Tagovailoa said, “He probably knows more about me than I know about myself. Ryan’s been out of the league for some time. I don’t know, it’s a little weird when other people are talking about other people and they’re not that person.”
Tagovailoa added, “My background, I come from a Samoan family respect is everything. It does get to a point where hey, a little easy on that buddy. I think we’re tough-minded people, if we need to get scrappy, we can get scrappy too. “
The quarterback said he worked hard throughout the offseason.
Tagovailoa said, “You think I wanted to build all this muscle. To some extent, I wanted to be a little lighter. There’s a mixture of things that people don’t understand that people don’t know about that are talked about that go behind the scenes. I appreciate if you kept my name out my mouth, that’s what I’d say.”
Tagovailoa said, “I don’t look at myself who chases clout. I stay out of the media as much as I can. I try to live my life as private as I can. If they think it’s chasing clout, buddy I’m the wrong person… Go find Jake Paul or go find Logan.”
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Clark had a 13-year NFL career at safety, primarily with the Pittsburgh Steelers starting in 2006. He has won a Sports Emmy as an outstanding personality/studio analyst.
Tagovailoa threw for 3,548 yards and 25 touchdowns against eight interceptions in 2022, missing four games due to concussions.
The Dolphins are hoping that his work in the offseason will help be better at taking big hits so he doesn’t miss time because of concussions, which caused him a lot of missed games in 2022, which also included a playoff loss.
