Stephen A. Smith 'p---ed off' that NFL addressed Trump dance celebrations, blames 'woke culture'

After galore NFL players pulled retired President-elect Trump's viral "YMCA" dance, the league said none of those players would beryllium fined.

That announcement came connected the coattails of Nick Bosa being fined implicit $11,000 for wearing a MAGA hat.

However, ESPN mogul Stephen A. Smith was annoyed astatine the league for adjacent addressing the caller gridiron celebration.

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San Francisco 49ers antiaircraft extremity Nick Bosa celebrates aft sacking Buccaneers backmost Baker Mayfield successful Tampa, Florida, Nov. 10, 2024. (AP Photo/Jason Behnken)

"Here’s wherefore I’m p---ed off, that the NFL had to adjacent contented a connection astir it. Because celebrations usually don’t warrant that," helium said connected his YouTube show. It doesn’t necessitate a effect from the league. So wherefore was it indispensable this time? You cognize why? Because we got a clump of radical inactive surviving with their heads successful the unreality acting similar they get to protestation each small damn thing. 

"This is America. Donald Trump won the election, alternatively convincingly, I mightiness add…"

Smith aboriginal blamed "woke" and "cancel culture" for the NFL feeling the request to sermon the celebrations – and credited those for Trump's victory.

"And wherefore americium I ticked off? Because it was emblematic of the clime that we’ve been surviving successful for years now, which is wherefore I judge Donald Trump was truly elected… woke culture, cancel culture, ohio hellhole yes, that played a role. When you got radical walking astir wondering whether oregon not they’re echoing the close pronoun. Wondering whether oregon not that was gonna outgo them their occupation oregon being PC because, God forbid, your sentiment is antithetic than the mean people walking astir successful America. Lord knows what would hap to you. That’s what America regressed to."

Former President Trump dances during a run rally astatine Findlay Toyota Center connected Oct. 13, 2024, successful Prescott Valley, Arizona. (Rebecca Noble/Getty Images)

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Smith besides made enactment that UFC president Dana White didn't code Jon Jones doing the creation aft his triumph astatine UFC 309 – with Trump successful attendance.

"I got quality for you," Smith said. "Football players are usually American people. So are hoops players. So are UFC fighters, they got a close to enactment who the hellhole they privation without the league needing to nonstop successful a response."

The NFL confirmed to Fox News Digital connected Tuesday it had "no issue" with players doing celebratory dances emulating President-elect Trump aft touchdowns and sacks.

The NFL confirmed to Fox News Digital connected Tuesday it had "no issue" with players doing celebratory dances emulating Trump aft touchdowns and sacks.

Brock Bowers, Calvin Ridley, Nick Westbrook-Ikhine, Za’Darius Smith and Malcolm Rodriguez were each seen doing it. Bowers explained wherefore helium did the determination aft the game.

"I’ve seen everyone bash it," Bowers said, per USA Today. "I watched the UFC combat past nighttime and Jon Jones did it. I similar watching UFC, truthful I saw it and thought it was cool."

Las Vegas Raiders, from left, Brock Bowers, Ameer Abdullah and Tre Tucker observe a touchdown against the Dolphins astatine Hard Rock Stadium successful Miami Gardens, Florida, Nov. 17, 2024. (Jim Rassol-Imagn Images)

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Bowers’ media league was curiously unopen down aft helium gave his answer, according to the paper. It led to speculation astir whether the creation would beryllium prohibited. Clearly, not.

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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