Jacksonville Jaguars fans had a lot to talk about on Tuesday concerning Tony Boselli’s Hall of Fame nomination. The man who announced that he would be in the 2022 class on the NFL Honors Award show, Bruce Smith, questioned the legitimacy of his nomination.
Smith stated that a lot can be put into a player’s success against a Hall of Famer, which insinuated that he believes Boselli’s dominant performance against him in 1996 was a key reason he made it into the Hall of Fame. He also questioned the difficulty of Boselli’s job because he didn’t protect Mar Brunell’s blindside and didn’t have a long career.
Needless to say, this caused a lot of reactions, most of which came from Jags fans and reporters. Here are just a few, as many didn’t agree with the all-time sack leader’s statements:
Bruce Smith got abused by Tony Boselli. Now he’s taking shots? Class act. PS — he didn’t even shake Boselli’s hand after being dominated and wouldn’t comment on that game for years.
— Pete Prisco (@PriscoCBS) June 14, 2022
Tony Boselli kicked Bruce Smith’s ass.
Tony never talks about that game, just did his job, as usual. Even seems embarrassed when asked about it.
He’s one of the best LTs ever. Whether Bruce likes it or not. Truly deserves HOF.
That is all. Have a good day.
— Frank Frangie (@Frank_Frangie) June 14, 2022
Bruce smith still mad as hell at Boselli LMAO pic.twitter.com/91BafTfodL
— The Tao Of Drunk Driving (@PintOfJack) June 14, 2022
Tony should go block Bruce Smith on IG just to get one more in
— Naps (@ac_ec) June 14, 2022
Bruce Smith spent 19 seasons in the league and 25 years later he is so salty that he dedicated a fifth of his Instagram to Hall of Famer and @Jaguars legend @TonyBoselli. Incredible. pic.twitter.com/xOOoqB96rm
— Zaqary J. Sanders (@ZaqarySanders) June 14, 2022
On one hand, I agree that the candidacy of Boselli has always kind of been projected as "look at how great he did against Bruce Smith."
On the other hand, yeah, a guy doing well against fellow Hall of Famers is probably the best credentials you can have for the Hall as an OL. https://t.co/fBZuq6fX0V
— Mike Kaye (@mike_e_kaye) June 14, 2022
Why's Bruce Smith acting like someone mistakenly gave him unsweetened tea this morning? #BigMad
— Marcel Robinson (@MarcelASJax) June 14, 2022
Y’all are being too hard on Bruce Smith. All he’s saying is we need to start pushing for @LeonSearcyJr1 to be in the Hall next.
— UCF Jaguar (@UCF_Jaguar) June 14, 2022
Bruce Smith appeared in four consecutive Super Bowls and lost all four of them. Big loser vibes. Sad!
— zack (@zackgojags) June 14, 2022
I’m that petty that if I were Tony Boselli, I’d include a jab at Bruce Smith during my HOF speech. #Jaguars
— Matthew (@RealMBB) June 14, 2022
Didn't Bruce smith announce Boselli for the HOF? What a weird turn
— Brodell Haggins (@brodell_haggin) June 14, 2022
Bruce Smith typed a whole essay on Tony Boselli, incredible levels of hating 🤣
— /ari (@157Gale) June 14, 2022