Written by Jeremy Bergman at NFL.com
Jalen Ramsey isn’t letting the Jaguars’ 0-3 start keep him from talking trash.
The rookie cornerback, who has already challenged All-Pro quarterback Aaron Rodgers ahead of his season debut, took on a new, spicier foe following Jacksonville’s loss to the Ravens: Steve Smith.
It all started when Smith and Ramsey got into some extracurriculars following one of Joe Flacco’s fourth-quarter interceptions. But their beef didn’t stop there.
Behold, a selection of young Ramsey’s postgame barbs:
(On if things boiled over with Smith):“When you’ve been beating the opponent that’s in front of you both physically and psychologically all day, they tend to get mad like that. I don’t care how old he is. If that made him angry then, he can go home and sleep on it. I don’t care. It is what it is.”
(On if he didn’t want to hear from Smith after the game): “Yeah, but I’m not worried about him. He was still mad because I was locking him up. Alright, well sleep on it. I’m not trying to hear that after the game.”
(On if he believes he got into Smith’s head): “What do you think? You tell me. Any time I lined up on him — y’all go watch that. Y’all tell me who got in whose head. He came up to me after the game. He’s an old man acting like that.”
(On if he thought the Ravens moved Smith around to field to get away from him): “Yeah. I noticed that throughout the game a little bit. If you go back and look he’s lined up away from me. It is what it is. As a player, he’s still a good player. I’ll say that about him. I don’t respect him as a man though.”
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