In a sketch that was cut for time (watch it below), Redd ratchets up his impression of the ESPN star, as Michael Irvin (Kenan Thompson) tries to out-yell him and Molly Qerim (Chloe Fineman) tries to cool the room in a spoof on First Take. Props to Will Fortes hyperbole-spewing blogger as well.
Ya gotta love their passion in arguing useless minutiae with sports cliches. If anyone is going to provide the answer as to whether Brady plays with a chip on his shoulder or with his back against the wall, its Smith.
I meditated on it. Then I took a monthlong sabbatical, said Redd as Smith (who was hospitalized with COVID-19 recently). I ate, I prayed, I loved. And then I came back with an answer. And its indisputable that Tom Brady plays with a chip on his shoulder!
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