New Browns WR Jerry Jeudy responds to viral Steve Smith comments

New Cleveland Browns wide receiver Jerry Jeudy spoke with reporters via a Zoom conference call on Thursday and addressed comments retired wideout and current NFL Network personality Steve Smith previously made about Jeudy when the 24-year-old was featuring for the Denver Broncos.

"I always say the eye in the sky don't lie," Jeudy said, as shared by Spencer German of Fan Nation's Browns Digest and Tony Grossi of ESPN Cleveland/The Land on Demand. "Put on the tape, put on the film. Some games I didn't have my best game but I'm gonna control what I can control. If you turn on the tape, turn on the film, you really can see what I'm capable of doing, even though the stats [are] not really showing what it's saying. Like I said, you turn on the tape, turn on the film, you'll see something totally different." 

The matter began this past fall when Smith referred to Jeudy, then of the Broncos, as "just a guy" and "an average wide receiver" during a podcast episode. Smith later approached Jeudy to apologize prior to a game but received a cold response, and Smith then blasted Jeudy during an on-air segment. 

"When teams call me asking if they should trade for you, I would say no, don't trade for Jerry Jeudy," Smith said at that time. "Because he is mentally unable to handle constructive criticism — he can be a wide receiver, he's a tier three."