Michael Crabtree and Aqib Talib’s beef goes way deeper than their chain-snatching incident

You ever find yourself so upset with a colleague that you just don’t how to react? Whether it’s small things like heating up leftover Tilapia that makes the whole office smell like a fish market or catching a person walking out of the bathroom without washing their hands. These types of small annoyances can get under your skin. For Aqib Talib, when it came to competing on the field, he hated looking at Michael Crabtree’s gold chain. Talib loathed Crabtree’s necklace so much that he vowed to snatch it right off his neck. Which he did not once but twice.
Michael Crabtree and Aqib Talib’s beef is highlighted by these chain snatching incidents but their feud runs much deeper than fighting over jewelry. It’s a beef rooted in trash talk that dates back to their days of high school ball in Texas, that carried over to their time spent in the Big 12 conference in college, and finally reached its boiling point in the NFL. While the chain was the breaking point between these two, this beef truly has some history.
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[@spencercaubarreaux1253]

I can’t wait for the beef history of Jokic brothers vs Morris brothers in like 2 years

[@jamesgibson3716]

LOL, that should be interesting.

[@-hydro]

Probably in like 2 years lmao

[@niko326]

between that and Marcus Morris's endless trolling of Luka, just get us the Morris brothers vs The Entire Balkans

[@leetorry]

Somebody please tell the Morris twins about the Dorde Martinovic Jar incident.

[@niko326]

@@leetorry somebody please tell ME about Dorde Martinovic Jar incident that's the most interesting set of words I've ever seen in a youtube comment

[@roshango125ab]

I like to imagine Talib on a pile of stolen chains like a dragon on it's gold

[@parlaygodshateme2268]

😭😭😭

[@WarriorsCherub999]

Nice reference😊

[@NellWick]

That’s hilarious 😂😂😂

[@nickhughes8179]

So long as the chains don't cause any firearms related negligent discharges.

[@russelljohnson437]

I like to imagine Jesus In a tuxedo t shirt that says I like to party

[@grif9511]

The real beauty of this channel is that even if someone can’t get into the actual content of sports, you guys capture the stories, which even my friends who aren’t into sports can appreciate.

[@Karen-pk3uv]

That's my favorite part. No matter how little or how much somebody knows about a sport, everybody loves the petty

[@djtrankilo231]

It's also kinda like amo for those who hate sports and constantly complain about athletes getting paid more than doctors. They'll use stories like these to defend their hatred.

[@Noctifern]

i just hate this girl narrator man i can't watch her videos its so damn annoying

[@falcon1378]

@@Noctifern I thought her voice was pretty cool lol, but I can see why.

[@Noctifern]

@@falcon1378 ya I keep trying to watch it but I much prefer the old guys

[@egptnwarrior22]

Was kinda hoping that they would challenge each other to a go-kart race with the chain on the line but it actually being about respect. Eventually they become friends, build a super fast go-kart, and fall in love with each other’s sisters, until Crabtree reveals he was a cop all along.

[@insuchaway]

Outstanding

[@obowonkonobo]

Hi I work at Netflix, send me your email and let's get this thing moving!

[@nickhughes8179]

That's leads into season 2 and a Crabtree/Talib odd couple buddy cop sitcom with Stephen A Smith as the police chief, Skip Bayless as an incompetent news reporter, and Richard Sherman as the main villain. WHEN YOU TRY ME WIT A SORRY ASS DETECTIVE LIKE CRABTREE, DATS WHAT YOU GONN GET!!

[@KidGravityBeyond]

Richard Sherman is a hidden character in all this

[@spiderelc]

I mean when you try him with a sorry Receiver like this ...

[@raulgarcia7717]

@@spiderelc Facts

[@12thMandalorian]

@@spiderelc preaching the truth

[@TheGardiner]

Don’t you EVER talk about him!

[@carsonkahla9162]

Fact the nfl did nothing after Talib first snatched the chain is how it got to anything real.

[@aceassn716]

Its because they told them hope you insure it, cuz they knew something like this would happen eventually I never liked Emmitt Smith rockin his chains while playin either but to each their own

[@blakedawg8242]

Never understood players wearing jewelry in games

[@CCC303THIZZ]

I never did in high school I was worried about eating being jammed into my head or face Or my chain choking me and getting caught on the pads or getting broke They both looked goofy on this situation

[@LukeParodiMusic]

Cause Crabtree was a Raider. League has always tried to screw them

[@donpietruk1517]

@@LukeParodiMusic Yep the league always hated the black and gold. The feud between Rozelle and Art Davis is one of the most vicious in league history and were still seeing it down to this day in how the league did Jon Gruden. If that actually goes to trial I will be watching with the popcorn out. But the league will probably settle because they have too many exposed people.

[@blakjak38]

Talib looks like a dude who would’ve made a living snatching chains, if it wasn’t for football. He’s good at it.

[@jacobanderson2970]

I moved the defensive coordinator of Kansas to North Texas to be the head coach there. I brought up the Crabtree/Talib debacle. He went on to tell me how Michael had been recruited by Kansas and Talib was supposed to show him around the University. Anyway, they got into it and Michael went to Texas Tech.

[@Chopan8809]

They got into while Talib was showing him around the university?

[@Dukejrrr]

That's a good question​@@Chopan8809

[@tominator028]

@@Chopan8809yes. It was a popular story on the recruiting trail back in like 05. Crabtree was the biggest recruit tech ever got too, and I’m willing to bet Kansas would have been playing in the natty if Crabtree was on that ‘07 Kansas Jayhawk team.

[@MrMurder0321]

“Didn’t like his chain” Perfectly sums up the state of the NFL

[@RampagingJupiter]

…I see what you did there.

[@sports2624]

@@RampagingJupiter ?I don't get it

[@jpowers55]

@@sports2624 me neither

[@taxi_vader]

yes, people dont like certain things, sums up the NFL *perfectly* 😐

[@justinholland6132]

@@D.mo7tbf he is criticizing the police

[@delloffthewall]

Talib: Steve Smith told me to ice up, so I started snatchin all the jewelry. Best career advice I ever got.

[@nuttybuddy14]

😂😂😂

[@SimuLord]

"God I love deranged football behavior." Me too, Joe. Me too.

[@ahmedrizwan7235]

I wasn't aware of a second snatching incident. This blew my mind and I'm dying laughing 🤣

[@mandu6665]

He's a man who demands perfection. I can dig that.

[@spidermonkeynuts3851]

Thats really crazy that the NFL did nothing about talib snatching his chain. I’m a Broncos fan but that ridiculous. It’s not like it was an accident like pulling someone’s hair or something he literally just snatched it. He should have been suspended more and way more should have happened

[@jstewlly4747]

FINALLY WE BEEN WAITING ON THIS ONE!!!!!! Secret Base dont disappoint

[@redherring9951]

This was a very lackluster beef

[@jackfanning13]

Can’t wait for the eventual “Rodgers / Packers beef” in a few years

[@NealFowler]

That’s a beef documentary on the level of the last dance.

[@shakarussanders9911]

I'm from the Dallas/Ft Worth area and to hear Crabtree talk in that strong Dallas accent made me smile inside a little lol! It's becoming a transplant area here that accent is slowly fading away 😫

[@feliciaw.9248]

💯💯💯

[@itsjohnnyr8560]

That’s just the American accent now. It’s more generalized. It’s now more indiscernible without regionalized accents. Most of the country speaks with this new accent now. The reason for the accents existence is because there are so many accents in the US that they all blend together into what it is now.

[@parkerC1990s]

Richardson here 🙏

[@shakarussanders9911]

@@parkerC1990s Richardson in the building! I I live in Euless but grew up in Ft Worth

[@nickhughes8179]

@@itsjohnnyr8560 the American accent I hear from people under 30 today sounds like Xanax slurring.

[@SmoothCriminal12]

Potential Beef Histories: Andre Iguodala VS George Karl Ichiro VS Mike Hargrove Aaron Rodgers VS the Packers Tom Wilson VS the Penguins or Rangers

[@hjluke4807]

That George Karl one should be made with all his franchise stars not named Gary Payton.

[@nicks2253]

how about aaron rodgers vs his family

[@yessir7630]

@@nicks2253 oh man you're a funny guy huh

[@nickcanfield8209]

Tom Wilson vs the rest of the NHL

[@Chigz10]

Rodgers vs the Packers will be a good collapse, 1 SB win early and that's it

[@bigjared8946]

Wearing jewelry to a contact athletic contest is an odd calculation.

[@aaronrogers4533]

lots of players do it including walter peyton

[@darkhawk4863]

I remember when this happened, and thinking then, as I still do now, "This is actual theft and/or destruction of property, how are there no repercussions from this?" Like, if it's gold and diamonds, that's *not* even petty theft. And the fact that he *planned* to do it makes it premeditated, so... Yeah, I never understood why more heat didn't come down on Talib, be it from the media or the League.

[@nxght6694]

you should look into the more serious things the nfl has “allegedly” helped cover up and sometimes actually cover up. some things were more of a swipe it under the carpet since no one will care in a week.

[@darkhawk4863]

@@nxght6694 More than fair. There are definitely people playing in the league who... shouldn't be, with much worse offenses to their name than stealing a few chains.

[@hugh-jasole]

It was in the middle of a huge football game son 🤣 what did you think they would do have the police come out and take statements in the middle of the field?....man football fans....not the brightest are they?

[@Thundernoob98]

If your from the hood they say snitches get stitches

[@MrBcardinal35]

Is there a third guy to complete the Michael Crabtree trilogy?

[@EnjoySackLunch]

Feels like this is the 3rd o4 4th appearance of Crabtree in the beef universe.

[@donvirts4608]

And what we learned this week is do not go to little league football games with the Talib brothers.

[@doobie9550]

"Goes deeper than the chain snatching".... proceeds to present the chain snatching as the only thing related to the beef...

[@doobie9550]

@@BigNate100 never said it wasn't entertaining. Why don't people know how to read?

[@InterloperBob]

No mention of Marquette King? This beef indirectly got him blacklisted from the NFL

[@raimarulightning]

I always wondered what happened to that dude. He was so much fun.

[@TO-kk7xf]

How did he get blacklisted from this?

[@jdh3956]

@@TO-kk7xf he posted a pic of him with aqib with his on his collar basically mocking Crabtree

[@macalloway1]

I get that Crabtree is disliked but taking a chain from someone on the football field and bragging about it is weeeeak. You know they can’t do anything about it. They both have helmets and pads on. They both are from Dallas and if talib hated him that much he coulda did something to him in the off-season

[@Whereyahidin]

Talib a low key Beanie Segel for the chain snatching.

[@bigbadzeus8321]

Jose Mourinho vs any club he’s managed so far.

[@pratikfrank4804]

YES

[@JahNuhThunDeeTheOneAndOnly]

I still don’t get the whole point of a player wearing a chain while they’re playing.

[@blakedawg8242]

None of it. Earrings,nose rings chains. I don't get it

[@frankjeter1925]

FLEX

[@chrisc4345]

The amount of people on these comments on the side of talib is wild. There is no justification for snatching somebody’s chain just cause you don’t like it. And the fact the nfl let it slide definitely is true and Crabtree was right.

[@whatwelearned]

Talib, from what I've seen, is an idiot.

[@ricktophermenendez5983]

its funny

[@AssistantToTheHNIC]

Raider fans were mad as hell, lol. Relax. It's entertainment.

[@ezekieldeleon8359]

Love it 💪🏻

[@supersauce1854]

found the butthurt raiders fan

[@forbesdt]

I would love to see a Ravens Titans "Stomp The Logo" beef history. I'm a huge titans fan

[@mattkhanna]

Let the beef play out first

[@cease25]

Ravens vs Titans rivalry is fire!

[@1987palerider]

Yo me too. #TitanUp

[@deeznuttzfrombrooklyn2082]

Talib out here snatching chains like he from Brooklyn back in '88

[@daniellundin930]

Crabtree better be glad Talib didn't call his brother

[@chrisyoung8301]

You should do Carl Froch and George Groves. Their beef had an amazing climax in front of 80,000 fans at Wembley arena.

[@Soma2710]

Man, I do love it when beef climaxes in front of a crowd.

[@jokerswild2k6]

Froch never missed an opportunity to remind people how big the crowd was lol

[@dustinhart4354]

I can’t explain how long I’ve waited for this

[@jessewheinrichs]

Talib seems like a really infuriating type of person. Just unnecessarily extra

[@6ixGudda]

You’re projecting your insecurities. Bet your momma says the same about you 😂 Talib too real for y’all.

[@twnty1r]

@@6ixGudda nah bruh kinda feminine. Just petty it’s weird.

[@6ixGudda]

@@twnty1r huh? Can you speak English?

[@nickhughes8179]

He seems like he'd do an entire stage show production just to mock or annoy someone.

[@ripcity503]

It was just a gold chain…why do you keep saying “ice” and “diamonds”?

[@LukeParodiMusic]

I've always been confused on this one. I know a lot of people don't like Crabtree, but that's a real gold necklace, right? I mean, remove the football field... if some comes up on you and BREAKS your gold chain off your neck, that's like assault or something right? Then he's talking about actually stealing the thing? This incident always made me hate Talib. It's one thing to square up, but to actually destroy and steal someone's valuable property is just dumb and illegal. I don't know, maybe I'm crazy.

[@bangaamen501]

What I love about this channel they cover every beef even the ones that are so obvious that they should have made in the first place in a few of those that I had no idea transpired either way I'm always entertained. But that being said this should have been one of y'all first ones but I'm glad that the slow burn of this beef let it go until today

[@NextHW5]

I was at the Coliseum for that fight - I would have been scared for my life if I were a Broncos fan at the game

[@shawnwilliams9181]

Well done! Narration was on point!👍🏿

[@SMbigpapi]

I've been waiting for this one!!

[@smokeystraydogg5916]

I saw it all live and I've seen a hundred breakdowns of it - but this is one of the best lmao

[@willpittelko3688]

Yesss been waiting for some beef

[@jonnykilroy9762]

Talib missed a great opportunity when he didn't answer "What chain?" like Deebo after that first game 😂

[@sauce3749]

Been waiting for this one!

[@sheflercarl264]

Been waiting for this for years

[@ShinM.]

Been waiting on this one for a while.

[@dbradandthem2727]

But wait, isnt snatching and keeping someone's chain a crime?

[@xFarce]

Yup Darrelle Revis got jammed up for snatching a phone (and the whole ass whooping part)

[@Catfishsamich]

BEEN WAITING ON THIS ONE ☝🏽

[@heres.ray64]

Glad this came to my recommended, I was at this game in Oakland when the brawl broke out, so lit

[@PanthersJDub]

Thanks for the content Fam!

[@thebestcentaur]

Still can’t believe Crabtree wasn’t a Pro Bowler at least once

[@JWex-jy7sk]

2012, 2015, and 2016 he should’ve been a pro bowler at least one of those three!

[@papacinoooo]

beef history is the best thing on KZbin

[@cnr6142]

I always liked when they matched up against each other

[@tucker4pf]

the idea of taking another mans diamond necklace to put it around your dogs neck is top notch menace behavior

[@bluesackofballs4913]

By wearing a chain on a football field you're just asking to lose it

[@carolinewall3678]

Nah bruh don’t try to justify that bud

[@coachswag8956]

talib doesn't know you bro

[@iansutherlin2595]

Losing it and then someone snatching it off your neck after a play ends are completely different things

[@kayfuller7304]

This series is HARD *sub*

[@Dawnbreakerr]

Outside of his time at Tech, I've never heard a positive story about Crabtree.

[@82mora]

Narrator should run Talibs campaign for when he runs for office cuz holy moly was that a Talib fluff piece lol

[@Data_Deuce]

A beef history we’ve been waiting for

[@isitsustainable820]

This is second time I’ve heard the narrator of this video speak. So impressed with this dude

[@Rosecityboii]

Beef history Russ and dame.. I been waiting lol

[@705talkinsports7]

This is a top tier episode of beef history

[@aperson5770]

Lesson to be learned: Don't wear a chain around Aqib Talib

[@cheshirecynic4524]

Or just don't be around Aqib Talib at all. He seems absolutely insufferable.

[@pieguy96]

Good video mate. Cheers!

[@jameshoops10]

ahhhh one that i’ve been waiting for

[@pacojuanrico7083]

Talib was the antagonist in this situation... Hatin really... I never knew

[@onizuka255]

Chain snatching connoisseur 😂💀

[@Guyinatrenchcoatandhat]

Feel like this series was made for this specific meeting it's arguably the most iconic beef of all the cows

[@mexicanpolarbear]

this is my favorite video on the internet

[@leviticus4848]

The thumbnail looks like beef history of The Weekend vs. Major Payne

[@sevenofcrows7]

weird how memories works. I had forgotten all of this until the charity golf game was mentioned.

[@tyler3876]

Excellent video.

[@ellisullom1424]

It's sad that these sort of things happen.

[@seandawson5899]

Talib weak for snatching chains. Straight up wanting to steal on Crabtree. Like wtf is that. Buy your own jewelry.

[@kylejenkins4731]

My boy played with Crabtree on the 49ers and he said the beef was deeper than the football field and supposedly it was more than twice Crabtree lost his chain 👀

[@SwayzieMayne]

Every time I see a Friday reference I hit like. It’s that simple

[@izzyspanx5601]

Joe Ali, this is a great video! Consider me subscribed. However, you missed a chance to say, "protect ya neck"!

[@sasukedark30]

This gotta be the funniest beef history

[@budwyzer77]

I'd like to see a Beef History for Vernon Maxwell vs. Other People.

[@Guappenheimer]

Aqib Talib is distilled black air force energy..

[@vndsdiego9343]

Great stuff 👍

[@MATTBARNZ]

Tripple DDD Town in this bih. And they got into at V live also.

[@lonzogibson3497]

I’m surprised that it took this long for this one

[@jaimegarcia965]

I was at that home game in Oakland lol that moment had the coliseum rockin 😂😂

[@johnplamann726]

great presentation on that beef like always SB

[@goldrush.35]

finally !!! a beef of all beef

[@dr2001dre123]

You should do Cortland Finnegan vs Andre Johnson

[@bobbyhall7472]

The media is good at keeping stuff like this going.

[@CrymeScene]

Crabtree got his ass whooped though 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@mbuvito]

Randomly felt the urge to search this fight today and Secret Base happens to drop this lmao

[@enigmatiks]

An ad popped up in the middle of this video saying, "Beef. It's what's for dinner" 😂

[@nickash9936]

Nice to see they ended it like 2 grown mature men...good for them !!

[@turkturk_95]

Very real chance that this is the only time that KU football produces anything notable enough to warrant an appearance in a Secret Base video, hahaha

[@christianamorosa3735]

How has this beef not been done already lmao

[@ianlane3316]

this beef was just one long episode of "Everyone Hates Chris"

[@dubiry2505]

Havent watched yet but Marquette King better be mentioned in here somewhere 😂

[@thomasgraham7789]

The Chain incident was in the last game of the season and I was 1st in my fantasy league with Crabtree on my roster. Long story short I ended up coming 2nd after losing my matchup by less than 3 fantasy points due to the fact Crabtree got ejected from the game, I was mad af.

[@slackerofhell]

At first I thought you said "Craptree" 😂

[@mattkhanna]

I appreciate the uniform change. So you know it’s two diff games.