Fox College football analyst Brady Quinn made some stunning allegations against Ohio State quarterback CJ Stroud which was reported by NFL writer Dov Kleiman.
Quinn reportedly said that Stroud had ghosted the Manning Passing Academy after he had promised to make an appearance.
“The Manning Passing Academy, I’ve been told that he committed to it the night before, just kind of ghosted them, didn’t show up,” Quinn said. “That’s football royalty. And when you do that, that’s going to set off some alarms for people like, ‘Hey man, that’s not how you conduct yourself, especially around the Manning family or just in general if you’re going to be a franchise quarterback.'”
Report: CJ Stroud made a commitment to the Manning Passing Academy but “the night before he ghosted them and didn’t show up”, per @Brady_Quinn
"When you do that, that's gonna set up alarms for people."
Quinn noted that as one of three concerns with Stroud (h/t @PanthersAnalyst) pic.twitter.com/z2Y9gAPbFe
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) April 19, 2023
He also questioned the young QB’s skills under pressure.
“A lot of quarterbacks have put up good numbers in Ryan Day’s system,” Quinn said. “Great offensive line that’s going to have one tackle, maybe both drafted in the first round, three of his offensive linemen drafted. There’s a lot of thought that he played with a lot of talent and maybe that played a role in it as well.”
After all that, Quinn did praise Stroud and his abilities but was not happy with Kleiman’s tweet about him failing to mention the positives he said about Stroud.
Did you want to acknowledge that he should be the second QB taken? Or are you only going to focus on the comments about “what we’re hearing are concerns”
— Brady Quinn (@Brady_Quinn) April 19, 2023
Now, Quinn is receiving backlash from current and former NFL players who think he is trying to sabotage, Stroud.
Both Jalen Ramsey and Ryan Clark spoke out against Quinn.
This is an example of analyst like @Brady_Quinn telling stories of 0 value to diminish a man’s character while validating his own. Instead of dissecting film, or speaking to coaches an adult man stooped to gossip while analyzing. It’s an immature evaluation of football integrity https://t.co/3ijng1787q
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) April 20, 2023
Fake story! Tryna beak a kid down before the draft is lame, especially for not going to a camp that I’m sure he wasn’t getting paid for & instead working with his teammates! Plus @Brady_Quinn , you was a bust, shut up! You shoulda went to a passing academy or 2!
God bless tho 🤟🏾 https://t.co/vUZDe57dO4— Jalen Ramsey (@jalenramsey) April 20, 2023
Despite Quinn trying to backtrack on his stories, the damage is already done.