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Fox News
27-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Podcast host walks back remarks claiming Jordon Hudson 'choreographed' part of Bill Belichick's interview
Channing Crowder, a former NFL player who now co-hosts "The Pivot" with Ryan Clark, apologized for comments he made about Jordon Hudson regarding Bill Belichick's interview on the podcast last week. One of Belichick's stops among his book tour was on an episode of "The Pivot," but Crowder said Hudson "choreographed the open" of the interview, which included Belichick's accomplishments as both a coach and author. Crowder also said Hudson "just lurks" and "has her paws on the situation." But in Tuesday's edition of the podcast, Crowder walked back his comments and said he had also apologized to Belichick personally. "As I was talking about it on radio, you fall into the narratives. I got caught up in the narrative, caught up in the questioning," Crowder said. "When somebody sees that you have talked to a football God, now they want to ask the questions that they've had on their minds for years. And I would say that's what I got caught up in. "And I just want to tell Bill, Jordon, I apologize for any negativity it brought to you. Coach, we talked on the phone. I told you I respect you as much as I do anybody in this world. And what happened and the articles that came out was unrealistic, and that's the opposite of what I wanted to do for you and what I wanted to do for your relationship, Coach. So that's my bad, and I wanted to put it out there as a man. My bad, Coach." Clark also added that "some of the things" written about Hudson's potential involvement are "not the truth." "Bill reached out to me personally, and we decided that we were going to ask about the book. But I asked, 'Hey Coach, can we get into a little bit more?'" Clark said, adding that Hudson was even asked questions on camera, but they did not make the final cut. Clark said he had spoken with the couple for an hour and a half before the interview even began, and Hudson had left before the interview with Belichick even began. But "Jordon wanted to be represented a certain way. Jordon wanted their relationship to be represented a certain way. So did Bill." "The conversations we had after [the interview], which was before the show was released, was, 'What can we show about Bill speaking about her? And the rest of our interview,'" Clark said. "So for people to sit around and say that it was choreographed a certain way because Jordon was hovering, that's not true. She was gone during that part. "She was sitting when Bill and I were together. She actually interviewed while Bill and I were together. It was the three of us sitting around, having a conversation that was filmed that we just didn't release. And so I think the narrative that people want to build around her and her control wasn't displayed during our interview." Hudson previously received flak for her involvement in one of Belichick's interviews with CBS. According to reports, Hudson interrupted the CBS interview several times and even stormed off at one point, delaying the interview by around 30 minutes. Belichick released a statement saying he was "surprised" about getting the questions about his relationship and that when Hudson had stepped in, she had been doing her job. He went on to accuse CBS of creating a "false narrative" with so-called "selectively edited clips." CBS responded, disagreeing with Belichick's version of events. In the interview with "The Pivot," Belichick cleared the air on Hudson's reported involvement with "Hard Knocks," ultimately saying that the show was not a match with UNC. He also reiterated that Hudson is not involved with UNC football, a statement that the school itself made following reports that Hudson was barred from the facility. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Groveling Ryan Clark issues fresh apology to his family after 'dragging' them into ugly race scandal
Ryan Clark has issued an apology to his family for 'dragging' them into his race scandal with fellow ex-NFL star Robert Griffin III. In response to Griffin's commentary on the Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese feud earlier this month - in which the former quarterback said Reese 'hates' her rival - Clark took aim at the race of Griffin's wife, Estonian heptathlete Grete. Clark said that his former teammate Griffin 'is not having conversations at his home about what black women have to endure in this country,' and also pointed out that Griffin III has twice 'been married to white women'. Those remarks led to both Grete and Griffin calling him out, and Clark apologized to the family last week. But he's also asked forgiveness from his own family for seemingly getting them involved in the situation. 'As I end this I need to apologize to my family. [His wife] Yonka, Jaden, Jordan, & Loghan I am sorry,' he wrote on X. 'Until this week I didn't realize how much you defend me, & deal with the fall out of my stuff. As I end this I need to apologize to my family. Yonka, Jaden, Jordan, & Loghan I am sorry. Until this week I didn't realize how much you defend me, & deal with the fall out of my stuff. This week brought it all to a head. Yonka has been dragged the entire week, & Jaden who we… — Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) May 25, 2025 'This week brought it all to a head. Yonka has been dragged the entire week, & Jaden who we raised in our home has been used as a pawn. Yonka didn't deserve what happened to her this week. 'She's a beautiful woman that's devoted her life to our family. Shes never wanted to be out front, been the backbone of support. She raised Jaden as her own from the age of 4, & shown up for all 3 of our babies 100% of the time. She's now started a career to help others. That's who she is, & who I'll allow her to be.' Following his remarks, it emerged that Clark's daughter, Jaden, is biracial, and the ex-Steelers safety was branded as a 'hypocrite' online. In a video accompanying his latest apology, Clark said on his 'The Pivot' podcast that he 'didn't want or need' to attack Griffin, and that his intent was to 'defend a young black woman' in Reese. His initial comments came after Clark was assessed a flagrant foul on Reese in their WNBA opener, after slapping across her rival's arm (and sending her to the floor) to prevent a layup. An incensed Reese then beelined for Clark when she got up before others intervened. Days later, Clark issued an apology to the Griffin family for his words and said that he made a mistake involving Grete. 'Let me say this before getting into reasoning, before getting into thought process: She should not have been brought up in me trying to make a point about how having black women close to you and the things that you learn from them can help you in the way that you approach and speak to and about them,' Clark said on the latest episode of 'The Pivot.' 'She didn't need to be the illustration of that. I could speak positively about what they are without making the insinuation that it's something that non-Black women don't do well. 'To Grete, I was out of line. I was out of bounds. I apologize,' he later continued. 'To all of the people that don't like RG's take or takes or the way that he moves, or even if you just in this conversation, take my side and want to support me, leave his family alone. 'It doesn't take a daily attack on his wife, on his children, to remind him that you think his take, his takes, or whatever it is, is the wrong thing to you. Families should be off limits. I started that by bringing her into it. 'I see that no matter what my intent was, the impact was different. If I had to do it all over again, I would do it a different way.' Clark's remarks also earned criticism from his co-workers at ESPN, who reportedly wanted the network to 'punish' Clark for his comments. Griffin himself posted a lengthy response on social media, saying that Clark was 'personally attacking me and my family' in a lengthy statement on X. He added: 'There's a line you don't cross in life and Ryan Clark sprinted past it.
Fox News
24-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Podcast host says Jordon Hudson 'choreographed' portion of Bill Belichick's recent interview
One of Bill Belichick's stops among his book tour was on an episode of "The Pivot" podcast with Ryan Clark and Channing Crowder. Belichick's first interview promoting the book garnered tons of media attention, when Jordon Hudson was caught on camera butting into the conversation when Belichick was asked how they met. Belichick has credited Hudson, 24, for being the business brainiac to his brand, but he has remained mum on getting any further than that in public interviews. But that business side of Hudson was all in on Belichick's "Pivot" interview, according to Crowder. "He's all in if you talk football, but if you start talking personal stuff, he starts doing the mumble and the one-word answers, and his old lady is different. She lurks," Crowder said on his separate radio show. "It's weird to know him as Coach Belichick running the entire organization as GM, head coach, talent coordinator, all that stuff, and then to see this tiny little 95-pound girl pretty much telling him what to do." Crowder added, but did not elaborate on, that Hudson "choreographed the open," which included Belichick's accomplishments as both a coach and author. "She was there. She kind of coordinates and brand manages. She has her paws on the situation. It's different . . . it was weird to be around Belichick and Jordon. I don't see Belichick in that light. But he just smiles and nods," Crowder continued. Hudson was not at Belichick's interview with "Good Morning America" last week. According to reports, Hudson interrupted the CBS interview several times and even stormed off at one point, delaying the interview by around 30 minutes. Belichick released a statement saying he was "surprised" about getting the questions about his relationship and that when Hudson had stepped in, she had been doing her job. He went on to accuse CBS of creating a "false narrative" with so-called "selectively edited clips." CBS responded, disagreeing with Belichick's version of events. In the interview with The Pivot, Belichick cleared the air on Hudson's reported involvement with "Hard Knocks," ultimately saying that the show was not a match with UNC. He also reiterated that Hudson is not involved with UNC football, a statement that the school itself made following reports that Hudson was barred from the facility. Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Fox News
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Fox News
Former NFL star Ryan Clark apologizes for dragging Robert Griffin III's wife into Angel Reese debate
Former NFL player Ryan Clark issued an apology to Robert Griffin III for bringing his wife into a debate about Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark earlier this week. Griffin said in a social media post that Reese "hates" Clark. Following the post, Clark suggested that RG3 is "not having conversations at home about what Black women have to endure in this country," considering his wife is White. "All of it started over an Angel Reese take that he felt was a sports take that I didn't feel that way about. I felt it was away from the court, I felt it was away from basketball . . ." Clark said in a recent YouTube post. "I took a take that was personal to another person and made it personal to myself, and I shouldn't have done that." Clark admitted his personal feelings and seemingly prior beef with Griffin "played a part in how I felt." "I wanted to defend a young Black woman, which ended up being an attack on him, he felt, or at least he said, an attack on his family. And that was never the case, or never the intent, of mine," Clark said. "She should not have been brought up in me trying to make a point about how having Black women close to you, and the things that you learn from them, can help you in the way that you approach and speak to and about them. She didn't need to be the illustration of that. I can speak positively about what they are without making the insinuation that it's something that non-Black women don't do well… "To Grete, I was out of line. I was out of bounds. I apologize. To all the people who don't like RG's take or takes or the way that he moves, or even if you just, in this conversation, take my side and want to support me, leave his family alone… Families should be off limits. I started that by bringing her into it. I see that. No matter what my intent was, the impact was different. If I had to do it all over again, I would do it a different way." Clark made the comment while calling out Griffin for boarding "the hate train" after Reese's scuffle with Clark over the weekend, while making Clark "heroic." Sage Steele, who, like Griffin, is a former ESPN colleague, called Clark's words toward Griffin "classless, divisive, gross, (and) unnecessary." Steele and Clark have had issues in the past, even getting to a point where Clark asked producers to have someone other than Steele host a segment following previous comments she had made about former president Barack Obama. Griffin later said that Clark's comments showed "how low of a person he is." Follow Fox News Digital's sports coverage on X, and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter.
Time of India
24-05-2025
- Sport
- Time of India
'I didn't insult or attack her,' Ryan Clark states acknowledging misstep in explosive RGIII feud
Ryan Clark's apology to RGIII (Image via Getty) Ryan Clark's apology to RGIII shows how it's possible to keep in check two opposing forces in sports, being passionate and respecting one another. Sparked by RGIII's critique of Angel Reese, Clark responded by invoking RGIII's marriage to a white woman, using it to challenge his understanding of Black women's experiences. While Clark clarified that his intent wasn't to insult RGIII's wife, he later admitted that mentioning her was unnecessary and uncalled for. After backlash, Ryan Clark admits his comments crossed a personal line and apologizes publicly After facing backlash for involving RGIII's wife in a public debate, Ryan Clark took a step back to reassess his words. He acknowledged that his approach may have crossed a personal line. With clarity and accountability, he used his platform to issue a thoughtful response. — Realrclark25 (@Realrclark25) 'If I had to address @RGIII again I wouldn't include his wife,' Clark stated on X. 'She didn't need to be made an example of in order to make my point.' He went on to acknowledge the underlying motivation, 'The optics of his video & personal history with RGIII played a part in how I addressed him. I didn't insult or attack her, but no matter the intent… the impact was different.' This self-reflection demonstrates how even well-meaning commentary can cross lines, especially when it touches private family dynamics. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch vàng với sàn môi giới tin cậy IC Markets Đăng ký Undo As former NFL MVP Cam Newton weighed in, 'That's opinionated… When you speak about specifics that take place in a household, that's where the line is drawn.' Clark's apology shows growth and maturity, offering a valuable lesson in public discourse, challenging perspectives is valid, but personal lives, especially those of uninvolved spouses should remain off-limits. His recognition of that boundary, coupled with Newton's perspective, underscores the importance of separating critique from intrusion. Also read: 'You're never alone': NFL family rallies behind Erin Andrews after devastating loss of second child When sports, race and representation cross paths as they do today, commentators need to be cautious. His actions revealed the continuing difficulty of saying what is right without trespassing culturally. Get IPL 2025 match schedules , squads , points table , and live scores for CSK , MI , RCB , KKR , SRH , LSG , DC , GT , PBKS , and RR . Check the latest IPL Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings.
