Stephen A. Smith was immediately mocked by fans on social media Monday night when he appeared briefly before the start of Ravens vs. Chargers.
The First Take host joined Jason Kelce and Scott van Pelt in the final moments before the match, wearing a cap with purple sunglasses and wearing his cap backwards.
And football fans wasted no time in expressing merciless opinions about his style on social media.
“Stephen A Smith is having a midlife crisis live on MNF with his outfit,” one fan said of the 57-year-old.
Another said: ‘Stephen A. Smith looks like Steve Buscemi’s meme in real life.’
Another viewer wrote: ‘Stephen A blacksmith trying to look like an 80s rapper tonight.’
Stephen A. Smith’s dress sense was mocked on social media after his MNF performance
Fans compared the First Take host’s performance to the viral Steve Buscemi meme
But it wasn’t all bad for Smith, as one NFL fan wrote on
Several fans commented that Smith looked like a police officer and said: Stephen A. Smith dressed like an undercover cop.”
Smith was in Los Angeles on Monday night for the huge showdown between the Ravens and Chargers at SoFi Stadium, pitting the Harbaugh brothers against each other in the NFL.
“I have the Baltimore Ravens,” Smith said. “They are undefeated when Derrick Henry runs for more than 90 yards. You give the ball to Derrick Henry. You’re using Jim Harbaugh’s strategy against them. You run the ball, all day, every day.”
Earlier on Monday, Smith attacked Democrats for their election defeat to Donald Trump during an appearance on the latest episode of Club random.
“You know more politics than I do, but a blind man can see that the Democrats got their ass kicked,” he said.
“Trump has been the Republican nominee since 2016,” he added. “It’s clear what conservatives want in the White House. That’s who they supported.
“They didn’t care about the 34 charges. They didn’t give a damn about two impeachments. They didn’t give a damn about all the legal issues and all the lawsuits that the Democrats were dealing with. They said, ‘Joe, that’s who we want.’