Shannon Sharpe’s VERY ANIMATED over whether NBA players can play in the NFL 🍿 | First Take

On First Take, Stephen A. Smith, Shannon Sharpe and Kendrick Perkins join Molly Qerim to discuss whether NBA players could play in the NFL.
0:00 NBA in the NFL?!
1:00 Shannon responds!
5:00 Stephen A.’s response to Austin Rivers
9:00 Big Perk’s got a problem with this
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[@hoopandhands3328]

at this point ESPN and Fox should be thanking Austin Rivers and Pat McAfee. They basically gave them content for two weeks.

[@datsapaddlin]

Yeah gave them a reason to bring up football even more during the NBA playoffs

[@jaymeswilliams8242]

Shaq hyped it up with his diss track

[@Zenigundam]

Austin Rivers is a failure who lost everywhere he went. Pat McAfee was a kicker and a punter who has a following for no apparent reason. I don't back losers. I'd rather listen to champions like Shannon Sharpe.

[@xavierb9061]

Even perkins could have played in nfl as olineman

[@johnhenry2903]

​@xavierb9061 😂😂 No he couldn't. He couldn't even see the field at a P-4 program. His hips were too tight & feet not nimble enough to play tackle, he's way too tall to move inside to guard & he NEVER had the requisit level explosion required to play DL.

[@sosalaflare3176]

Shannon: yal ain’t built like dat Perk: WHO ??? 👀 😂😂😂😂😂

[@PrePre_]

I wanted Shannon to respond with, "You!" 😂😂😂

[@jubajackson3345]

Perk is noticably bigger than that NFL lineman. Shannon aint trying to go there.

[@XTayeK]

@@jubajackson3345bruh u clearly missed the point DONT matter his size he ain’t takin no hit💀

[@youngkills342]

It’s not even just being able to physically be prepared you have to be mentally prepared to do the physical aspect Repetitively at a high level that’s where basketball players drew the line in the sand when choosing their career paths

[@travisstrickland7270]

​@@XTayeK Size definitely matters depending on position 😅

[@DarrylRascoe]

This is the sports equivalent of policemen vs firemen😂😂😂😂

[@JPPSrules]

Cyclists vs Runners

[@drphot6050]

Army vs Navy

[@YoungMarcy]

Chick -Fil a Chicken Sandwich vs Popeyes Chicken Sandwich

[@coreyw7138]

Peanut butter vs Jelly

[@thenerdupstairs5705]

No. Try Marines vs Salvation Army. There is not one NBA player who can take getting hit for 60 minutes when they cry at hand checks

[@lionelsheja6381]

I agree with Shannon. Respect every sport for what their athletes do.

[@lionelsheja6381]

Football players ain't tall enough. Although we've seen the likes of Barkley, Zion, Maxiell (excuse the spelling), Rodman, Green, and others play at that size, they were very smart basketball players. Unless you have a Gronk size Tight end or Defensive End would be a Power Forward. One guy though that would play is TEE HIGGINSSS.

[@DC4L1991]

Y’all been complaining about the NBA being soft for the last 20 years and now yall think 30 of them dudes can get on the field right now 🤣.

[@GS-mh6ub]

FACTS!!!!!

[@freddycisneros5634]

Exactly!

[@johnlewis8934]

Perk was saying 5 could

[@Jiujitsuspecialist]

​@johnlewis8934 No Jonh. Not a single can, it's a different physical sport.

[@Phillygoat1983]

It's comedy Gold 😂😂😂😂😂

[@alexissandoval3291]

AD would get injured in one play 😂

[@michaelallen8563]

😂😂😂😂 that’s why ain’t nobody mention him lmao he in the right sport

[@Nostalgia9478]

The REAL Mr Glass Embiid would get injured putting on his helmet 🥈😂🤣😀💯💯💯

[@leir2005]

Anyone could, especially in the NFL. They are running as fast as they can for every single play.

[@ebirving1982]

Pushed down immediately 🤣🤣

[@ShquonHodge0627]

​@@Nostalgia9478 Im a sixers fan and love joel but I said the same thing when I brought up this debate lolz

[@user-ny3br7fg2j]

Perk comparing highschool football to the NFL is laughable

[@fifward6399]

Exactly

[@youngfabb4200]

It’s not because they could have went the nfl route but choose basketball it’s not hard to play defense in football when your 6+

[@ceasj23]

Could have? Theyre bodies moved forward, skipped college experience and punishment, and can walk into the pro football league, can play in all elements, learn all the plays routes, somehow exist without the strength speed and experience required. You can't just skip over that. Please thats insanity.

[@publikenemy6002]

@@youngfabb4200Them players that look fast running 94 feet you put em on that football field running a 100 yards the energy it take is different

[@tylerm993]

Why are high-school players scouted then? Lol stop it

[@jackdavis242]

I literally be screaming “shut up Molly!”

[@cap19x1]

Molly is as awful as she is talentless

[@UceScooter]

She wants to be in the conversation so bad. Someone should tell her you're a moderator so moderate! 😂

[@Jeff-qx4dr]

For once I agree she spoke and said nothing in this discussion lmao

[@VideoRandomChannel]

*shut up Meg*

[@Godson0771]

I’d still hit that tho 😂

[@miatodd3236]

I swear I love when Shannon and perk are debating😂😂😂😂

[@lk5388]

It ain't a debate. Its a burial.

[@1inchpunisher715]

​@@lk5388BY who?

[@diamondhickspharmd2808]

No facts. Just vibes

[@sleepnabox]

"U ain't built like dat perk!" "Who?!"

[@garytaylor8616]

@@diamondhickspharmd2808No vibes. Just facts

[@cdd33ar]

I remember when Nate Robinson thought he could could be a boxer, ended with him face down snoring 😂😂😂

[@user-zp1pm8yc1r]

Couldn’t be a boxer but got a offer from the Seahawks to play

[@bigda6407]

@@user-zp1pm8yc1rhe got a invite to workout and didn’t get signed stop making up stuff

[@adreday10]

Nate was a good football player

[@GetOnlineVon]

Bad comparison

[@nerdheid7306]

some youtuber did become a boxer, so whats your point?

[@monchelloclay1885]

Football is a different beast than basketball. Getting chased down and hit by a 6'7 350lb lineman that run the same speed of you is not human.

[@mikem4481]

Davante Adams is not getting hit by no lineman

[@georgepoly4842]

Ain’t no body getting chased down by a 6’7 350 guy in the nfl what’re you talking about Lmao

[@TruReligion-fz4nv]

Average lineman run a 5.46 40 yrd what are u talking about? Not to mention lineman are ONE of the most athletic ppl on the field. Not easy being 285+ pound running that fast

[@MrGeeMoney1983]

@@georgepoly4842Miles Garrett 6’5 , 315lbs all muscle running a 4.6 40 and had a 40in vertical!

[@adrianwallace9972]

​@TruReligion-fz4nv Mekhi Beckton and Jordan Thomas both 6'8 360 ran 4.8 40s

[@leatherface964]

Shannon got me rolling. 😂😂😂😂😂 But I 100% agree with him. NBA players could only try out for TE or WR and they don't have the speed to be in the NFL

[@Tomyohann]

Not just the speed, Ant Edwards is fast. But they’ll get split in half and won’t feel their legs the next morning. NBA has more skill sure, but it’s so soft.

[@mikem4481]

What? Lol foh. Nba players on average are probably faster. NFL more athletic

[@mikem4481]

​@@TomyohannAnthony Edwards would get split in half but Robbie Anderson and Davonte Smith are built like that? Lol foh

[@Tomyohann]

@@mikem4481 mentality wise? Yes. Watch their film instead of looking at their weight. Look at the hits they took, and don’t be stupid. Yes given Ant’s Edwards build, safeties are taking out his legs.

[@hehateme542]

NBA guys would be flopping right before they are tackled LOL

[@xavzerrek2743]

I'm a basketball guy... none of them want to get hit full force by a top 15 linebacker

[@thatdude659]

Top 55

[@PhilPopovich]

ONLY REASON NBA PLAYERS GET HURT …..IS BC THEY HAVE TO RUN THE ENTIRE GAME…. NFL PLAY IN 6 SEC Spurts

[@DariusClarkWallace]

They don't want to get hit by a D3 backup linebacker 😂

[@xavzerrek2743]

@@DariusClarkWallace lol stop I'm already dead

[@Im_On_Pluto]

@@PhilPopovichthey literally can’t land on another man’s foot after a jump shot or they will miss half the season …. They are soft

[@mateol9086]

Funny part is no one takes into account, weather, heat, and freezing cold NBA players ain’t built like that

[@matthewchristopher16]

Nah but as just athletes, a basketball player would be able to translate their game much better to football than the other way around. I don't know how this is even a debate

[@bouie5813]

@@matthewchristopher16I disagree. Here’s why Football players are Athletes multi sport They play Football, Basketball and run Track. Now basketball players normally only play basketball and track.

[@Netsfan24]

Yeah but nfl players get to sit out for 20 minutes after a series, nba players don’t get to do that, basketball is way more of an endurance sport, and besides majority of the games aren’t played under extreme weather, the Super Bowl is almost always in a domed stadium

[@cldaniels7632]

​@Netsfan24 I agree, NBA is more of an endurance sport as they run up and down the court all the time, BUT the endurance GREATLY diminishes once those hits start happening. Going from climate controlled to inclement weather and getting blasted play after play, there's no way that happens without training up to it.

[@fatuglyslob5502]

​@@bouie5813 Nah I'd say it's the other way around. Basketball players growing up were always athletic and a highschool basketball phenom would easily be able to translate to highschool football. You can't say the same for the other way around.

[@kl-re9fj]

NBA players be looking in agony after bumping into a screen. Whats gonna happened after a standard NFL hit 😂

[@brody6392]

Perk getting bodied in debate and then says to chill lmao

[@justinthompson5282]

I respect Shannon for this. You not gonna tell me someone can come in my profession at the highest level and just walk in and succeed.

[@jamiethomas5849]

This is not the version of football that was played during Shannon’s time

[@ctothaz]

Jimmy Graham, Tony Gonzalez, Donovan McNabb, Julius Peppers, Antonio Gates all beg to differ

[@DesmondWhite-yw7nl]

​@@jamiethomas5849good point

[@jamiethomas5849]

@@DesmondWhite-yw7nl that’s the root of the whole argument. Even Ryan Clark’s perspective is from a mindset of a player that played when you were allowed to punish offensive players. If Ryan Clark tried to play that style right now he’d be banned from the league by halftime of his first game. You can’t hit like that no more

[@roroonthegogo653]

@@ctothazthey were all 2 sport players. They just didn’t just wake up one morning and say I’m just going to go play in the NFL.

[@back2back379]

Man, Charles Barkley was bodying dudes in the NBA, playing physically and getting hacked and running through them all in an era of higher physicality, and still, he admitted football is just a completely different level of physicality.

[@lisandroflores95]

He loves football also and is his first sport 😮

[@boogiecope]

PREACH PASTOR

[@lazym91]

Not if you're a punter😂

[@tayag2003]

@@lisandroflores95 He only played football for one day.

[@JoseSanchez-wo7zs]

For the person who said Charles Barkley go look at club shay Shay when he was on there and said himself he couldn’t play football running into someone everyday and he quit

[@nikitaross9868]

That back track by perk was nuts 😂😂😂

[@RasheedBlackmon2]

He dont NEVER KNOW what tf he be talkin about I'm surprised thus mfer got a job still but long as he glazing lebum nuts he still stayed employed

[@jasonclementcentro1870]

NBA players are more skilled.. NFL players are more tough.. they're both athletic at running, jumping, reflexes

[@nicholasreynolds2809]

Yep

[@jentleblink9221]

* Whenever Molly Speaks * Me: “ girl shut up! “ 😭

[@LitoDaKidd05]

For real. Always tryna kill it. And it’s always in the middle of a good point.

[@shaunmabins7547]

The.absolute.worst

[@brett444]

Welcome to the club

[@robnavarro8195]

that’s how i feel about Joy Taylor, i can’t stand her, she’s always giving her opinion like she some sort of Expert like shut up, i mute my tv when it’s her turn to talk lol and i just want to hear the opinions of the real experts who actually mastered the game

[@iscratchmybutt]

for real

[@zepcrazyfre]

*”we ain’t trying to run around people, WE TRYING TO RUN THROUGH PEOPLE!”* Go head SHAY SHAY 🤣💯💪😎🗣️

[@jubajackson3345]

Flag. 100% of the time.

[@jamiethomas5849]

That’s how it was when Shannon played. Today you need a receiver’s permission to hit them or it’s a 15 yard penalty and you’re halfway to getting ejected

[@wilcunningham5787]

They do hit anymore

[@garytaylor8616]

Please Mr. Receiver sir may I tack….*smack by the ref* “shut up, 15 yard penalty, automatic first down”

[@Mo_Gotem]

Tyreek hill literal quote was “im not trying get hit, im running out of bounds or going down” 😂😂 everybody is not built like that in the NFL

[@Thadarkknyte82]

Absolutely NOT. It's a different physicality. I remember this is probably been well over 20 years ago. I may be 21 years old and for the record. I'm very athletic basketball player. We went over to CCU to play some pick up games in the gym and some of the football players came over and played. Let me tell you when these dude started drivin the paint and bodied you up, you FELT it. These boys are conditioned and built like boulders. Ain't no basketball player going on no NFL field and doin nothin!!

[@MatthewWilliams-fg3ff]

"We're trying to move a man against his will" 💪💯 😂

[@jayjones7891]

Shannon is soooooo right! Football players are another level of physicality. To move a man against his will takes unbelievable strength.

[@kobeandgary]

That's literally post play in the NBA. And running routes as a vertical threat, and jump ball threat in the redzone doesn't require all that physicality.

[@whatthe3504]

they not playing lineman or defense but can definitely play receiver running back. dont take a rocket scientist or years of training to run and catch the ball.

[@imkotable]

Serious question, do SS and CB get hit?

[@b2wavy510]

@@imkotableeveryone gets hit in football

[@adonispayton9935]

Bro nba is hella physical with no pads and no stopping…. stop it ….

[@Bally18]

“I know you not telling somebody to KEEP A COOL BOOTY.” 😂😂

[@YT69542]

That was wild

[@Riley_rolo]

Came from the heart.

[@BonsaiLex]

“When you usually mean muggin people” 🤣

[@ThaRealWorld]

That mug after Stephen A said Perk always muggin people 😂

[@felipevillareal7709]

Sharpe yelling like skip bayless ITS MY TURN!!!!!

[@MnyMar]

I’m with Shannon on this one. Perk didn’t even sound sure in his argument

[@kasiahroy2082]

Does he ever

[@MnyMar]

@@kasiahroy2082 😂😂😂😂 Chill on that man Perk

[@_Phil]

As a former football player, The physicality is something you have to mentally prepare for. It’s a war on that gridiron.

[@nerdheid7306]

lmfao how many players died during a nfl match in the history of american football?

[@stephenhudson544]

@@nerdheid7306I personally had a close friend who died playing football in high school

[@1inchpunisher715]

​@@nerdheid7306Many

[@deluxe1of1]

@@nerdheid7306the better question is to compare the severity of injuries from football to basketball and the frequency of said injuries.

[@DD2Tacc]

@@nerdheid7306A lot of players that play D1 & in the NFL have died & became paralyzed because of football . Totally different sport, football is was made to be more like a Gladiator sport then Basketball.

[@matthewboggs4639]

It is a literal different mentality… I mean Shannon sharpe was ready to square off with the entire grizzlies squad not that long ago.

[@papichulo7468]

You tell em' Shannon! 👏🏻

[@jason2live190]

Austin Rivers created the most funniest conversations lmao

[@lettheflamestakeover7374]

Respectfully I could flatten Austin rivers right now and I weigh 135😂in some Oklahoma. Imagine the force he’d take from me at 135 for me to say this. Mass X acceleration. Then imagine a 250 lb pro with my mindset they would need hospital

[@lettheflamestakeover7374]

Best part is I was throwing guys like perk around too😂that’s why he ain’t stick around either

[@nicktrujillo8605]

@@lettheflamestakeover7374🤓

[@CoolF-jd7rr]

"most funniest". Brothers, it's high time we spoke proper English.

[@antoniobarrera137]

Brady said playing in the NFL is like scheduling a car crash weekly. And the way NBA players flop i think most would end up in the ER after one NFL game.

[@comedianhaze1619]

One play; get caught coming cross the middle one time and 💥 BOOM 💥 😂😂😂😂😂

[@shivajones108]

You just "flop"...which implies they arent actually getting hurt, just acting. How would someone end in the ER because they do that? Not making sense

[@3lastname390]

When a person flops, it's not because they can't take a hit, or that they're hurt, it's because they're trying to gain an advantage. Hence NFL players also flops... for the same reason.

[@Netsfan24]

lol Brady was babied by the refs later on in his career like Mahomes is now

[@lettheflamestakeover7374]

Exactly they would actually not survive

[@IbrahimAl-Khwarizmi]

If anybody remembers Marshawn Lynch, one of the most physical runners of all time, I remember seeing him on his high school football field out in Oakland running through hitting drills with a former teammate to come out of retirement BECAUSE HE HAD TO GET USED TO THE CONTACT AGAIN. if he, after only being out of the league about 2 years had to recondition himself, theres no chance for basketball players. Even great boxers who haven’t gotten hit in a while or a jab thrown at them are jittery and flinching when they come back

[@DontCome2LA]

Seeing molly 🥰 Hearing molly🤫

[@louielou6294]

Imagine Austin Rivers running into Prime JJ Watts or Prime Ray Lewis!😂😂

[@von1527]

Tht men gone die 😂😂😂😂

[@BlackRB21]

He’ll pull a Vontae Davis 😂

[@roberto9094]

Out of THE 30 that are to be selected I would not pick Rivers. Majority of them would be Wrs. I can definitely name you 10 NBA players lol.

[@DeadPoolLilCuzin1567]

Imagine JJ Watts or Ray Lewis trying to stay in front of Westbrook, Lebron ,Rose, Wade etc without being able to tackle them 😂

[@Sammy-ec8cr]

@@DeadPoolLilCuzin1567NFL players didn’t say they could play that Weak @ss sport homie! 😆 yall the ones thinking you even stand a slight chance on an NFl team lol..

[@d.r.fromutu0929]

This could be the new event for All Star weekend and the Pro Bowl NBA Players vs NFL Players 😂

[@angelestorres6334]

An NFL player in the NBA reminded me of Bill Murray's line in SpaceJam ; "I can't jump very high but I'm slow" 😂😂😂

[@j.j.4228]

This was hilarious. Best part was SAS..."I know you ain't telling someone to keep their cool".

[@anthonyhernandez2111]

Shannon hit it in the head..RIGHT NOW RIGHT NOW aint no dam NBA players gonna step out in the NFL field and go at each other tackling and being tough as steel with pads down in and down out. No way bro..ppl gotta have respect for NFL it aint as easy as it looks..

[@PhilPopovich]

ONLY REASON NBA PLAYERS GET HURT …..IS BC THEY HAVE TO RUN THE ENTIRE GAME…. NFL PLAY IN 6 SEC Spurts

[@SwankySandGaming]

@@PhilPopovichand those 6 second spurts are trying to kill you lol. No other sport is doing that except boxing. Like stop it bro. No one else is really hitting each other to kill

[@PhilPopovich]

@@SwankySandGaming 82 games 48mins …. Cause a ton of tear on your body … than getting just smacked barely for 17 game seasons

[@nerdheid7306]

thats not the debate, wether NBA players will step into the NFL, its about NBA players CAN play in the NFL and a handfull can.

[@goofy_xf6223]

@@PhilPopovichyou can’t be this dumb 😂 that don’t mean a thing. They would still get destroyed in the NFL

[@soufatldude700]

I know first take waited for the perfect moment to talk about this 😂😂 shannon and perk was what we needed!

[@krispypatata6723]

Shannon has a point. “Moving people against their will, and running through them” is just built different.

[@magedabuldahab7481]

Best Thing is SAS didn't talk, he let grown ups debate

[@lilj231113]

I’m surprised nobody brought up the fact that football players also have to play bad in weather (cold, snow, rain, windy,), especially in the the playoffs.

[@jjgreen5206]

Not to mention that they’re faster, quicker and more explosive. NBA players have long limbs and take time to gather speed. They are not equipped at all to play football. They would be a sitting duck. I would also agree it’s a rare football player that could play Basketball.

[@whoishim2998]

@@jjgreen5206I play FB first and can hoop many on my team can. But not many basketball players able to play FB

[@stevecruz779]

😂😂Steve A quietness is 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Shannon is 100% right on bout the sports

[@jusfactz25]

With the right preparation and training both sports have players that can perform well.

[@user-ir8cq3pl7e]

I was thinking the same thing too. Perk treating NFL as all strength, agility or any physical attributes only needed. He is always talking about the experienced of those dudes when they were really young. And saying you can deploy them whenever you want, it doesn't matter they'll ready. No experience, training what so ever. 😂

[@datsapaddlin]

Lou Dort was hitting Luka like a linebacker 😂

[@Kevin.Costner.]

😭Bro 1 foul from Lou dort i’m calling the CIA, His a National security concern😂

[@elisamuelpedraza8228]

​@@Kevin.Costner. lol

[@Dynasty19]

Lou Dort could definitely last a few downs 😂

[@mattk720]

Surprised more people haven't been mentioning him fr

[@terrychimaobi3346]

I was thinking the same thing lol

[@425hrs]

Theres no way NBA players that havent played serious football in 10 years can play the best football players ever

[@bleek6521]

Exactly😂😂 idc how good they was when they was teenagers or kids NBA players won’t even last in the SEC we don’t even have to say NFL

[@ebirving1982]

It's not even a real conversation idk why they responded to this bs

[@xavierb9061]

Not hard, many positions.

[@PhilPopovich]

ONLY REASON NBA PLAYERS GET HURT …..IS BC THEY HAVE TO RUN THE ENTIRE GAME…. NFL PLAY IN 6 SEC Spurts

[@Bman32x]

It’s different mental prep & physicality. There’s a good 30+ that at least could play TE.

[@Dolph_225TTV]

Low key the best conversation in sports 😂😂🔥🔥

[@josephvansmirren9346]

3:57 UNC TALKING ABOUT OCHO LOLOLOL

[@nunezj06]

We need a NBA vs NFL celeb game right now! No flags.

[@AJ_roadway]

😂😂😂

[@malcolmwayne8457]

🤔 What Game Type, Football or Basketball For The Proposed Celebrity Game?

[@daquaylenavie3740]

@@malcolmwayne8457both full pads football and a 5v5 basketball game so we can put this to bed

[@malcolmwayne8457]

@@daquaylenavie3740 Ok, That's Fair 💯

[@nidula]

if that happens all The nba players would probably have an injured ribs under 2 seconds.

[@gnice42]

Molly legitimately destroys the show every time she speaks👩🏻🗣️😫😣😫😤

[@xKingKB7x]

You hate females that much?

[@robertboyd3558]

I promise she do. She just love to hear herself speak and wants to be relevant sooooo bad!!!!!

[@malcolmmcconner4851]

Right. Just hush up and look good.

[@macmini2307]

Bruh, she ruined the topic opening her mouth

[@Itz_Crawfish]

Facts

[@sofa.kinggreat]

Antonio Gates had a nice transition...Keon Coleman played basketball at Michigan St.

[@hallucinate90s]

Don’t make me snatch Wilt Chamberlain out the sky for this one, he even moved Arnold against his will since Shannon wants to speak

[@Nextgen04]

I'll tell you right now, Linebackers like Roquan Smith would light up Austin Rivers the first chance he got. This is such a disrespectful take from Austin rivers. Weve seen before people who tried to switch sports and it backfired in their faces

[@Hoffanheim]

The only guys i‘m seeing right now in the NFL who came from a other sport are Rugby players as O-Linemen and Sprinters as Returner/WR no basketball players

[@Nextgen04]

@@Hoffanheim there are other players who have tried to switch from different sports like Jordan from Basketball to baseball and Devante Smith-Pelly trying to switch from NHL to NBA

[@emantdaniels]

Molly better recognize when it’s best to not chime in. She almost got herself in trouble 😂

[@luiso.2728]

She's so annoying, can't wait for the day she's off First Take

[@mingleii]

Exactlyy

[@Johnso98]

Run Routes😂

[@meheale]

She is a complete imbecile

[@richardtharpejunior7912]

Yes!She should be quiet.🤫

[@bradlockhart]

Here's what you do: 35 each from the NBA & NFL. 10 teams. Teams of 7. You make it a pick-up league where captains pick whoever they want, teams can be any mix of players. Basketball games can either have real refs, or make it street ball. NFL can potentially have a designated QB playing for both teams (different QB different weeks) or they can provide their own qb. Teams wear pads.

[@jamesgunn6651]

We need this at Bristol ❤

[@KcGambit816]

Perk being offended that football players dare question their toughness while he’s been documented calling today’s nba players soft, is hilarious 😂. It’s just like a big brother trying to defend his lil brother when he in trouble. Former players been calling the new gen soft for years, but now that someone else is calling it out they gotta speak up😂😂

[@r.m.90]

Its almost like he didn't mean the whole league 🙃

[@spade565]

​@r.m.90 still wrong though. Current players could not have made it in the nfl. Now maybe back in the 80s, 70s, or even the 60s nba you could have something

[@sdowens5129]

I hate yall calling the players soft, it’s not the players that are soft, it’s the refs and the rules. The players just playing the rules, if Ik that I can go to the free throw line by flopping without someone touching me, imma do it too for free points

[@rellyrell3991]

​@@sdowens5129 I agree with you. Players play to whatever rules they're given.

[@KcGambit816]

@@sdowens5129 stop it. I guarantee you don’t give soccer players that same excuse.

[@Benj722]

Molly: maybe he meant running routes Shannon: 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[@kishahngood5825]

😭🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@MrRock0002]

Another air head lol 😂

[@brianez1980]

Then Shannon dropped all those hard hitting safeties that would run through those route runners.

[@lettheflamestakeover7374]

He should’ve thrown molly off the set

[@danieljace21]

Why.....

[@brandoshreds]

There's not 1 NBA player that could make a 53-man roster by September. We're not talking about practice squad. A 53. These are superior athletes... Sure maybe in a year or 2 you could find some, but it's rediculous to think they could step on a field even 6 months from now. I'm with Shannon on this.

[@CapUnlimited]

Yeah these nba guys trippin

[@AlexGonzales-ri7ws]

I like how they say CURRENT…thinking LBJ is not 40😂

[@Bree-z-fd2ww]

Shannon is right

[@Stars624]

I played football, basketball, and volleyball in high school and I gotta say football is scary especially when 2-3 guys are coming at you to tackle you or move you off the line of scrimmage and usually those guys are bigger than you. Basketball is just fun with little contact and you don't have to worry about your body that much.

[@lvdagr8477]

U do realize football players aren't bigger than nba players

[@JosephRockford]

@@lvdagr8477not height but muscle and mass they are

[@lvdagr8477]

@@JosephRockford that's bcuz basketball players have to stay lean. If they lift to gain mass n muscle they would make football players look like baby's

[@schwarzmann1]

@@lvdagr8477 Basketball players would never have the same muscle mass as football players because they're too tall. Their bodies already require so many calories because of their height if they were to bulk up they would need to eat a whole lot of food which just wouldn't be sustainable. Even NFL lineman slim down after they retire, they have to force themselves to eat to stay big

[@lettheflamestakeover7374]

@@lvdagr8477I was 5’10 tossing you big boys around so much you quit the whole sport😂and went basketball only!

[@DB-8504]

Give me 5 NBA players in NFL training camp now give me 5 hospital beds in ICU for NBA players.

[@demetriuslewis4632]

2:25 that part

[@videogames9829]

Loool when stephen a smith said "two champions", he's giving perk way to much credit.

[@dykelusyoli5978]

😂😂😂😂

[@SALIMdagodakaHarryAllen]

Well he is a champion 🤷🏾

[@Kzmotivo]

Perk would be sitting on 3 chips if Garnett and himself don’t get injured…

[@sergiorenatoreyes6967]

Perk did some good defense in those 08-10 years. He had Dwight confused lol

[@cjgameon264]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@aboogeytheboss5043]

My Dallas Mavericks just won 2 back to back playoff games and haven’t had a segment.And this is what we’re talking about ‼️

[@hoopskillerproductions2921]

Yea cause they suck

[@DaGreat52]

That's okay let us go under the radar😑

[@krch001]

@@hoopskillerproductions2921 really! what team you follow? Considering you have “productions” in your name with 2 subscribers to tell someone sucks 😂😂😂

[@AlexStayFly20]

@@hoopskillerproductions2921you got philly in ya profile pic.. yall a first round team. Stay in a first round place

[@PrePre_]

Wat are you talking about? Yes, they did 😂

[@davokyet]

GOD, I LOVE THESE 3

[@H_D_P]

We need to make this happen. I would love to see the best NFL players play the best NBA players in both sports, just to see what happens. That would be next level entertaining…

[@4hisglory864]

I played football and basketball . Football is much more challenging to master because it involves a lot of training and memorization of plays as well as being physically demanding. Basketball is easier to pick up and less demanding on the body. Less coaching too because it’s more about who is individually better but for football it’s more who has better plays and strategy

[@bobbyjackson7325]

I played both basketball is easier to practice on your own personal time. To practice in football unless you have the resources. You need a group to practice.

[@roberto9094]

Unless your speaking from a professional level I disagree. Anything you said about basketball wise can be easily done in pickup ball even rec. If you can't shoot you better be good at defense if you can't do that your out the league. NFL wise at least you got a better chance to be depth than in the NBA.

[@jordank9890]

There's more training in basketball than football. basketball, boxing, chess... if you didnt start when you were kid there's no chance you will make it professionally later in life. Football you can never play and still make it pro (I.e Chris Manhertz)... and there's was another dude who ran in the olympics and he even got a try out to play in the NFL. Bball has a ton of plays too and unlike football you play both sides of the court. I had 20 offensive plays in highschool and all of the plays had at least 3 different sets (i.e center coming up to screen, center screening off the ball, wing player wrapping around.) this was all one play but had three different sets. that is like 60 plays just on offense. not to mention the 10 plus different Half court zone defense. 2-4 full court press defense. 2-3 offenses full court press breakers. 5 out of bounds plays another 2-3 sidelines out of bounds plays. and that was just for high school. Everything else is true. bball is less demanding and less coaching. football is more of a team sport than basketball. football in totality may be challenging to master. But no football player is a master of everything. Everyone has an assignment. QBs, coaching, there's 24-26 different positions ( if you count long snapper and fullback as a position). So, yes I would say football is more challenging. But that's only if you look at it unrealistically because no one masters everything.

[@jules7327]

TOTALLY AGREE WITH SHANNON 💯

[@Trissywitdablicky]

I dont think a team of the best nba players could beat a nfl practice squad

[@mikem4481]

Same for vice versa

[@Pandv23]

2:40 WHO?!?!!? Lmaooo

[@wayneerichsen]

One of the best rugby league players in Australia went to play NFL, never heard from him again. American sports are a different beast.

[@JoeGalvanATX]

Google how many have played for years. There’s quite a few, except it’s kicking.

[@jaapanui]

Jordan mailata came from rugby league and Australia and he’s a great left tack in the nfl.

[@wayneerichsen]

@JoeGalvanATX if it's kicking, you're thinking of AFL, not NRl rugby. Really good kickers in that sport.

[@wayneerichsen]

@jaapanui I'm Aussie, so it's great to here

[@jaapanui]

@@wayneerichsen I think he’s referring to aussies in general that have played in the nfl

[@aneesabashir8496]

Shannon in his element with this topic

[@jamesgunn6651]

I love this ❤

[@blueloganblack]

These two are great.

[@caseywilliamsjr150]

Perk named all guys who played in high school 😂😂😂

[@Wop06]

Then named somebody who played QUARTERBACK in hs 😂. Perk, first off, those ain’t the ones running through people, second off, I know you not sitting here saying somebody who played qb in high school can turn around play qb in the nfl and be good, man sounds like a fool

[@caseywilliamsjr150]

@Wop06 I don't agree with Perk the nba these days is so soft so I know the NBA players can't play in the nfl

[@Wop06]

@@caseywilliamsjr150 bro 85% of them can’t even play games back to back in the next day, and miss games due to “soreness”. There is no such thing of that in football. I would really love for Shannon’s idea of taking 5 nba guys and putting them through a camp to actually happen, and for somebody to film it cause I know it’d be hilarious. I don’t even think they’d make it through camp😂

[@lettheflamestakeover7374]

And how did ball players play in High school?😂🏃💨

[@youngkills342]

“Keep a cool booty” lmao that alone should tell you that y’all are not built like NFL players that’s how football players talk everyday about football it brings emotions out of you basketball could never let alone take into account them playing in a cold weather game like chiefs vs dolphins.

[@uncleclark]

You not lying 🤣🤣🤣 I ain’t even think about it in that way

[@chilloutbo3539]

1:20 had me dying😂😂😂😂

[@chazam]

Maybe he means run routes 7:47 😂

[@itzlegion123]

Running in AC on nice flooring is much different then in pads and running in the heat outside 😂

[@I_JustJordan]

Facts

[@andrewswing9917]

One you're running the entire time the other in 6 sec bursts

[@shivajones108]

Do that for 82 games against world class athletes...we comparing sprints to marathons

[@itzlegion123]

@@andrewswing9917 its not nonstop you take timeouts, free throws and fouls

[@Netsfan24]

@@itzlegion123a lot more running than football though, if you’ve ever been to an nfl game live, for the first quarter it’s like a full minute in between each snap and the defense doesn’t even have to play for half of the quarter if the offense is playing well

[@KBoogs]

Thank GOD for Shannon Sharpe🎉🎉🎉

[@user-rc2rk9eu4n]

FACTS!!!

[@nimwok7448]

how do you press wemby at the line

[@8731Cordova]

2:38 💯

[@Mr813Fla]

Shannon said Charlie Ward and Perk got stuck lol Charlie Ward is a great example of a NFL player that play football at a high level and was a decent pro in the NBA. They use to say in the late 90's, "The best QB in New York plays for the Knicks" lol

[@OlawaleFreeman]

JJ Watt had the perfect counter statement to this "ignorant" statement lol

[@4thill]

What did he say?

[@cehamlet89]

​@@4thill If I remember correctly, he basically told him that he doesn't have a job in either sport currently so why is he talking

[@geebster.]

Not one NFL player or NBA player or MLS or NHL player can play another team sport without training and immersing themselves in it. There are NBA players that are built such that they could play football but no one can just out of nowhere. Shannon is right here.

[@papichulo7468]

Best dam show when Unc, Ese, Perk are together ❤️

[@smoothbreez]

Shannon Face when Perk talking 😂😂😂

[@SphinxMen1906]

The answer is no. I think NFL players pushed back when Austin said “you just run and catch”.

[@garingalaochristanpaulcpus4185]

Perk on others:😎 Perk on Shannon: Daddy Chill🥰

[@locdin777]

Don’t forget the sprints on the field are different from elegant jog on the court. played football outside with my cousins full contact spinned and trucked in between two of em would of trucked them both but i pulled my groin so yea waaaayyyy different 😂

[@MtPleasantWoodbury-Nostalgia]

Perk be so glad to be on tv and it shows 😂😂😂

[@chidozieorieh9802]

Loved this segment

[@lovelife1ist]

Basketball players could play but I don’t think they could make the first team. Austin rivers wouldn’t get off the line of scrimmage against a Darell Revis

[@adriangonzalez6199]

Shannon look at perk like "i am about to end this man carreer"😂😂😂😂