Steve Weatherford may be one of the strongest guys in the NFL, but he’s still a punter at the end of the day. That means watching what you say, especially when it comes to trash talking.
Weatherford ripped Chip Kelly and his choice of quarterbacks, on the WFAN the other day.
“I’m the biggest Tim Tebow fan in the world,” Weatherford told WFAN. “I mean, who wouldn’t want their daughter to date a guy like that? I’ll tell you what, I don’t want him taking snaps for my team.”
“I’m going to give you a Ferrari that maybe won’t be running all the time, or I’m giving you a nice Cadillac sedan,” Weatherford said. “It’s not the fastest, but you know what you’re going to get out of it. Bradford can go zero to 60 in three seconds. But you don’t know if he’s going to start up some days.”
Eagles offensive lineman Jason Kelce responded on Monday, going at Weatherford’s neck right from the jump. The topic, was a punter speaking out of line.
Of course a player who is literally not allowed to be touched is talking shit… Is interviewing punters a thing now? @Weatherford5
— Jason Kelce (@Jkelce) June 29, 2015
Weatherford at that point took to twitter to back pedal a bit, before appearing on Philly’s 97.5 The Fanatic to clearly explain himself.
Did u even read the my quotes? Or did u generate ur opinion based upon the headline? (Continued) @Jkelce — Steve Weatherford (@Weatherford5) June 29, 2015
Ur smarter than that don’t let some1 tell u your opinion. I was complimentary of all 3 QBs. Nothing but respect. @Jkelce @Jkelce
— Steve Weatherford (@Weatherford5) June 29, 2015
“When you have a quarterback like Eli Manning, a two-time Super Bowl champion, I’m going to prefer that he take the snaps for my team than Tim Tebow,” Weatherford said. “That’s not a shot saying Tim is not good at quarterback. I think it’s pretty factual that Eli Manning is better. I gave the guy the greatest compliment that you can ever give anyone, that you would let them date your daughter.”
The Eagles and Giant won’t matchup until week 6.