Jamarcus Russell takes personal responsibility for his performance and acknowledges he could have been a better player if he had put in more effort.

“everything that went wrong like if i could have done better like say if it was to watch more film to make my game better if it was to be in better shape or whatever it may have been like i take fault in it”

Stephen A. Smith believes he has a duty to protect professional athletes from unfair character assassination while still holding them accountable for their actions on and off the field.

“I don't try to protect players from being held accountable for what they do. I try to protect players from being character assassinated as to who they are. There's a difference.”