2 nights ago, the ESPN Monday Night Football broadcast frequently cut away from the game to show us Steve Gleason - a former NFL player who has had his entire livelihood destroyed by ALS, an incurable disease that was most likely caused by playing professional football. at 49 years old, hes completely paralyzed, wheelchair-bound, he relies on a ventilator to breathe, & he can no longer speak. what him and his family have gone through is indescribable. ESPN went out of their way to show their audience the absolutely tragic (but very real) potential long-term consequences of playing in the NFL. 2 days later, their highest paid employee mocked a future first ballot hall of famer, with a documented history of mental health issues, for deciding to walk away from the game that put Steve Gleason in his wheelchair. you don't hate these people enough. fuck stephen a smith & fuck espn.