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New York Post
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Boomer Esiason blames the ‘damn celebrities' for Knicks' playoffs struggles at MSG
The Knicks have struggled at home throughout the playoffs. Who's to blame? Is it Tom Thibodeau? The players? Well, WFAN host Boomer Esiason has chosen his scapegoat for the team's 3-5 mark and MSG this postseason. 'I think [the Knicks] are sick and tired of all the damn celebrities at home,' Esiason said on the air on Tuesday. 'They'd rather get away from all that.' Whether it's the celebrities or just the sheer size and passion of the New York sports market, playing for a Big Apple team has another level of pressure and distraction. On Monday, former Knick and current Timberwolves star Julius Randle spoke on the noise that comes with playing for the Knicks. 5 Boomer Esiason believes the overwhelming number of celebrities at Knicks home games could be hurting the team. WFAN/Boomer and Gio Show 'It ain't fun. You can't really focus on the game, you're focused on everything else other than the game itself,' Randle told Yahoo Sports. 'You're living and dying with every single shot, every single turnover, every single loss.' Spike Lee, Suni Lee, Timothee Chalamet, the Kardashians, Ben Stiller — you name them — MSG's 'celebrity row' is always overflowing with huge names. 5 Timothee Chalamet (L) and Ben Stiller (R) have had their Knicks fandom on full display throughout the playoffs. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post 5 Olympic gold medalist gymnast Suni Lee at Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. AP And when they're courtside and being consistently shown on game broadcasts and the in-arena Jumbotron, they're hard to ignore. The Knicks are in the midst of their best playoff run in quite some time. This is the team's first Eastern Conference finals trip since the 1999-2000 season, when the team fell to the Reggie Miller-led Pacers. 5 Knicks fans have not witnessed a home victory in the Eastern Conference Finals yet. Aristide Economopoulos for NY Post However, they have yet to turn MSG into a true home-court advantage this postseason. In their 4-2 series win against the Pistons, just one of the Knicks' wins came at home. In the second round against the Celtics, they dropped Game 3 at home after stealing the first two on the road, but won Games 4 and 6 at MSG. Entering the conference finals with home-court advantage, the Knicks collapsed down the stretch in Game 1 and lost in overtime before dropping another tight one in Game 2. They then followed that up with a statement road win in Game 3. 5 Jalen Brunson looks on disappointedly during the Knicks' Game 2 home loss to the Pacers. Charles Wenzelberg / New York Post The Knicks are 6-1 on the road in these playoffs. When you pair the celebrities with the championship-hungry New York fan base, perhaps Esiason has a point.
Time of India
17-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
'Keep your piehole shut': Boomer Esiason rips Caleb Williams over ownership talk
Caleb Williams' bold demand have sparked backlash from Boomer Esiason, fueling a debate on modern athlete mindset. (Getty Images) Former NFL MVP Boomer Esiason 's recent remarks about Caleb Williams shed light on a growing clash between modern athletes' aspirations and the NFL's traditional expectations. Esiason didn't hold back, blasting Williams' rumored request for partial ownership of the team that drafts him as 'entitled' and warning it could cost the young quarterback up to $500 million in future earnings. Modern athletes like Caleb Williams are playing the long game on and off the field But rather than just viewing this as arrogance, it might also be seen as ambition a sign of how today's elite athletes are thinking beyond the field. Caleb Williams, the projected No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, is entering the league at a time when player empowerment is rising across all major sports. Ownership stakes, personal branding, and financial independence are no longer far-fetched dreams for top-tier athletes they're targets. Calling Williams 'entitled,' Esiason didn't mince words: 'The level of entitlement is breathtaking… Keep your mouth shut. You're going into the greatest league that there's ever been for the sport we all love.' Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch Bitcoin và Ethereum - Không cần ví! IC Markets BẮT ĐẦU NGAY Undo 'You're going to have a chance one day to make $500 million because guys like me and guys before me all went on strike so you could actually make more money. So keep your piehole shut and go out and play football and earn your keep and earn your respect.' Esiason's harsh critique urging Williams to "keep your piehole shut" reflects a more old-school mindset, where rookies were expected to prove themselves quietly. From his view, Williams' boldness could alienate teams and derail his career before it begins. But others may see it as a generational divide. Athletes like Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady have ventured into ownership post-retirement. Williams seems to be asking: why wait? The NFL's structure doesn't currently allow players to own parts of franchises they play for. So whether Williams' camp was serious or just testing boundaries, the backlash shows the league's discomfort with evolving athlete power. Also read: No contract, no problem? Erin Andrews drops bombshell on career-defining moment In the end, the debate isn't just about one quarterback it's about the future of NFL culture. Will the league adapt to a new era of athlete-driven ambition, or will it continue to push back with the weight of tradition? Caleb Williams might be the first lightning rod in that shift.
New York Post
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
Boomer Esiason rips Dave Sims for skipping Yankees-A's series: ‘What are you doing?'
The Yankees' newest announcer is already catching some flak. WFAN's Boomer Esiason didn't hold back after Dave Sims elected to skip the Yankees' series against the A's, fewer than 40 games into his tenure as the radio station's play-by-play announcer for the team. 'I've worked with Dave, great guy,' Esiason said on the 'Boomer and Gio' show Monday morning. 'We love Dave Sims, but I'm gonna call it out as I see it. You just got started as the Yankee announcer, and he's 40 games into his career as the Yankee announcer, and he decided to take off.' Advertisement 3 Boomer Esiason (right) ripped Dave Sims for missing the Yankees-A's series. Esiason did preface his criticisms by saying, 'Unless there's something major going on that I don't know about, then I'll gladly retract the criticism.' But Sims' situation didn't warrant much empathy from Esiason. Advertisement With the Yankees scheduled in Seattle for three games following the A's series, Sims, who worked on the Mariners' broadcast team for 18 years, elected to take the A's series off and head to Seattle a few days earlier to spend time with family. 'I may be a New Yorker through and through, but coming back to Seattle also feels like coming home,' Sims wrote. 'I'll be skipping the A's series to have a few extra days here to spend with family & friends. Grateful.' The show acknowledged Sims' post and the fact that it was Mother's Day weekend, but Esiason still rebutted. 3 The Yankees won the series against the A's in Sacramento. AP Advertisement 'I mean, there's plenty of time in the offseason to be spending with family and friends,' he said. 'I mean all those players have moms, coaches have moms.' Sims took over the play-by-play role ahead of this season after John Sterling retired, 36 years after taking the role. 'What are you doing? You just took the Yankee job! It's supposed to be the job of your life,' Esiason said. 'If he had been here as long as John Sterling had been here — if John wanted to take a weekend off later on in his career, totally acceptable.' 3 Dave Sims posted to his X account that he was enjoying the weekend in Seattle away from the Yankees. Advertisement Ultimately, Esiason understood Sims' side, but still felt as though he was a bit early into his tenure to be taking time off. 'I just found it very interesting that 40 games in, we're already taking the weekend off,' Esiason said. 'I'm sorry, but that's just my stance.'
USA Today
29-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Boomer Esiason says NFL owners ordered 'entitled' Shedeur Sanders off their draft boards
Boomer Esiason says NFL owners ordered 'entitled' Shedeur Sanders off their draft boards Shedeur Sanders' NFL draft slide wasn't all his fault. While discussing the Colorado quarterback's historic slide to becoming the Cleveland Browns' fifth-round pick, former NFL quarterback and analyst Boomer Esiason claimed that Sanders was not on draft boards due to decisions made by team ownership. "When you listen to this kid [Sanders] talk, right prior or at the combine, about how if you want a new culture in your locker room, I'm the guy to do that, I can turn it around, he's very high on himself, and I think he's very off-putting to many, many coaches and general managers in the league,' Esiason said Monday on WFAN's 'Boomer & Gio.' The interview Esiason references is Sanders' pre-combine interview with the media, where he says he is a culture changer. "If you ain't trying to change the franchise or the culture, don't get me," Sanders contended. Esiason continues his rant, explaining how he was told the former CU quarterback was eliminated from their draft boards entirely. "I'm telling you right now, and I know this after talking to three different personnel people in the NFL this weekend, they didn't even have him on their board," Esaison said. "They took him off, and they took him off because the owner said, 'Take him off, I don't want that guy. I don't want this … entitled person on our team,' and I don't blame them." Sanders made headlines for his comments at the combine, but no one seemed to think it "torpedoed" his draft stock to the point he would be a late-round pick. Esiason also believes that Deion Sanders was a significant factor, alluding to a time when Sanders joked that the family would pull a "Eli," a reference to Eli Manning forcing a draft-day trade in 2004 because he did not want to play for the Chargers. It was a wild draft weekend for the Sanders' family as the quarterback fell victim to a prank call from Atlanta Falcons' defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich's son. Sanders now enters a quarterback room in Cleveland with a solid chance at first-year playing time, given the uncertainty of the position. Follow Charlie Strella on X, Threads and Instagram. Contact/Follow us @BuffaloesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook for ongoing coverage of Colorado news, notes and opinions.
Fox News
29-04-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Boomer Esiason says NFL owners took Shedeur Sanders off their draft boards because of attitude
Former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason unloaded on Shedeur Sanders on Monday following his dramatic slide in the 2025 NFL Draft, claiming that several teams took the former Colorado quarterback off their draft board because owners did not want an "entitled person" on their roster. Sanders was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the draft with the 144th overall pick. The stunning fall followed a dramatic weekend that began with many predicting that he would likely be selected in the first round along with teammate Travis Hunter, who was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the second overall pick. Not only had Sanders been passed over until the fifth round, he was also Cleveland's second choice at quarterback. The Browns had already drafted Oregon's Dillon Gabriel in the third round. Esiason said Monday that he was not surprised by Sanders' fall, claiming that several NFL personnel confirmed to him that their respective owners demanded that Sanders be removed from their plans altogether. "Shedeur Sanders just torpedoed himself. His attitude off the field – all those bad meetings that he had at the combine. His dad didn't help him either," Esiason said on Monday's episode of the "Boomer and Gio" show. "I mean, he's very high on himself and I think he was very off-putting to many coaches and general managers in the league. And I'm telling you right now, and I know this after talking to three different personnel people in the NFL this weekend, they didn't even have him on their board. They took him off and they took him off because the owner said 'Take him off, I don't want that guy. I don't want this kind of person in our – this entitled person on our team.'" Sanders faced significant criticism in the lead up to last week's draft. One longtime NFL assistant coach recently told the NFL Network that Sanders was "the worst formal interview I've ever been in in my life." "He's so entitled. He takes unnecessary sacks. He never plays on time. He has horrible body language. He blames teammates," the coach continued. "But the biggest thing is, he's not that good." Sanders was a projected first-round pick. Among the projected landing spots were the New York Giants, who had the third overall pick, and the New Orleans Saints, who had the No. 9 pick. When both teams moved in different directions, the Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 21 seemed like the next viable option, but Sanders' name again remained on the board. Esiason seemingly agreed with his sources. "I don't blame them. When you listen to the way he was talking about himself, some of the actions that you've seen on the field in terms of his interactions with other players, shoving a referee in the back, building his own draft room, legendary, having all this crap hanging off – I mean, this is basically a wake-up call to I think a lot of these athletes." Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
