Tag: Elle Duncan

Elle Duncan fires back at Giants: ‘I stand by’ my mockery of Daniel Jones

Elle Duncan doubled down on her Daniel Jones disrespect as she and Stephen A. Smith completely unloaded on the New York Giants organization.

On Thursday night, after former New York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones read an emotionally charged statement essentially saying goodbye to the franchise, ESPN anchor Elle Duncan decided to chime in.

Duncan changed the entire format of her segment in order to mock and belittle Jones, which she appeared to take great joy in.

“We normally reserve ‘Taking the Elle’ for Fridays but Giants quarterback Daniel Jones just did something so inexplicable that we made an exception,” Duncan said. “After being benched this week, Jones took to the podium to say goodbye to the franchise and fans but with, like, seven games left in the season.

“I’m sorry, you have to write this down? Didn’t you go to Duke?”

Duncan clearly missed the tone of the press conference, which was evident by Jones’ Friday release. Yet, she persisted.

“Do you guys think he had this saved in his notes since, like, 2020?” she continued. “In all seriousness, DJ, I could have saved you like 90 seconds. A re-write: ‘Sorry you paid me $180 million for one playoff win. And I look forward to reviving my career as Brock Purdy’s backup.’ The end.”

It was an undeniably classless and unfunny take by Dunne, which drew the ire of Giants senior vice president of communications Pat Hanlon.

After being called out, Duncan double-down on her flat-falling commentary, firing back at the Giants and Hanlon.

“You want to call me disrespectful to Daniel Jones? Am I more disrespectful than the Giants making him a scout team safety? Am I more disrespectful than all of those same fans that are in my mentions right now who booed him mercilessly for the last six seasons?” Dunne said on Friday. “I stand by everything that I said.”

Dunne played the victim after her unprovoked and immature attack, which was quickly defended by Stephen A. Smith.

“The New York Giants, respectfully, shut the hell up. Y’all are awful as an organization,” Smith said. “Y’all are sorry! Y’all are pathetic! The only reason why you get away with it is because the Jets have been worse. . . And you’ve got the nerve to sit up there and call the network because you want to whine and moan about your ineptitude being put on public display?”

Smith continued to rant incoherently while Dunne, exiled quarterback Cam Newton, and former Giants defensive back Ryan Clark laughed.

Perhaps it was lost on both Dunne and Smith that they weren’t bashing the Giants, they were taking personal public aim at Jones, who may not have been the best quarterback the Giants have seen but was a hard worker and beloved by the community he helped.

As Pat Hanlon said, Dunne, Smith, and ESPN are tone-deaf. And they clearly remain tone-deaf acting like victims after an unnecessary personal attack on a player, not the organization. It was immature and their defense remains immature. Full stop.

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Elle Duncan stands by her Daniel Jones criticism after his written statement to Giants

She didn’t mince words.

Daniel Jones had himself quite a day on Thursday.

He played safety for the scout team after being demoted to QB4, then read a classy written goodbye to the New York Giants, which was really nice of him.

ESPN’s Elle Duncan thought the goodbye was “inexplicable” and came up with her own version of his apology: “I’m sorry you paid me $108 million for one playoff win. And I look forward to reviving my career as Brock Purdy’s backup. The end.”

WHEW! And then on First Take the next morning, she stood by what she said, and called out fans who were calling her out:

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Giants’ Pat Hanlon slams ESPN’s Elle Duncan for mocking Daniel Jones

ESPN’s Elle Duncan immaturely mocked New York Giants QB Daniel Jones in an unfunny segment on Thursday, which drew the ire of Pat Hanlon.

On Thursday, an emotional Daniel Jones read a prepared statement in which he essentially said goodbye to the New York Giants, acknowledging that his time in East Rutherford had come to an end.

Jones expressed gratitude for the organization and his teammates, many of whom have publicly stood up for him.

But it didn’t stop the vultures from circling. Almost immediately, Jones was mocked for being emotional and caring. Shade was thrown from every direction, including courtesy of ESPN.

Anchor Elle Duncan changed the entire format of her Thursday show in an effort to dunk on Jones in a segment that felt almost personal.

“We normally reserve ‘Taking the Elle’ for Fridays but Giants quarterback Daniel Jones just did something so inexplicable that we made an exception,” Duncan said. “After being benched this week, Jones took to the podium to say goodbye to the franchise and fans but with, like, seven games left in the season.

“I’m sorry, you have to write this down? Didn’t you go to Duke?”

Duncan continued to mock Jones with snide remarks, exaggerated facial expressions, and fake gagging sounds.

“Do you guys think he had this saved in his notes since, like, 2020?” she continued. “In all seriousness, DJ, I could have saved you like 90 seconds. A re-write: ‘Sorry you paid me $180 million for one playoff win. And I look forward to reviving my career as Brock Purdy’s backup.’ The end.”

Painfully unfunny. And sad that she didn’t even bother to fact-check the contract.

The awkward attempted comedy skit that fell flat was not well-received by the Giants as senior vice president of communications, Pat Hanlon, was quick to remind Duncan that neither she nor ESPN are in any position to throw stones from their glass homes.

Jones may not have become the franchise quarterback so many in New York hoped he would, but the punching down, mockery, and disparaging remarks directed at such a hard-working, community-loving player are bizarre. It wreaks of desperation and comes across as immature. It’s bully behavior but in the weakest sense.

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ESPN’s Elle Duncan provided fiercely accurate commentary about the negative Caitlin Clark discourse

Elle Duncan was right on point here.

ESPN anchor Elle Duncan provided a very measured take on the Caitlin Clark WNBA media frenzy.

Appearing on The Right Time with Bomani Jones, Duncan vented her frustrations with new WNBA fans entering the discourse with largely unfounded claims that the league’s veterans are being petty toward Clark’s arrival.

She also provides a very strong defense of why Clark is getting so much coverage (she’s deserving, and people are interested) and why WNBA veterans shouldn’t be held to such unrealistic standards when it comes to how they react to Clark’s debut.

“I think she is getting the appropriate amount of coverage, and it’s deserved,” Duncan said, “but I am so annoyed and over this idea that the players on that court need to not respect Caitlin, because I think that they do, and he’s earning their respect, as every rookie does… but [that] they need to worship her, and this is just weird to me.”

It’s a response that brings catharsis to a lot of longtime WNBA fans who are, like Duncan, tired of the negativity overshadowing the good things going on in the league this season.

Hopefully, we’ll be able to move past the Clark pettiness debate and focus on the good things she and all the other talented WNBA players are doing on the court. Until then, Duncan’s words will ring truer than ever.

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ESPN’s Elle Duncan makes powerful plea for male allyship in wake of Washington scandal

“What has to happen for someone to actually stand up for us and say ‘Enough?’ To use their power or their clout ..to say,’enough of this?'”

In a scathing report published by the Washington Post late Thursday afternoon, fifteen female employees of the city’s NFL team alleged a toxic work culture of intimidation and harassment that took place over the course of a decade.

The stories are painful to read but they’re also, sadly, unsurprising. As the Post’s report spread across social media, the reaction was one of dismay and horror, but not of surprise.  It was not surprising that this kind of culture was allowed to thrive inside the Washington NFL team, nor was it a shock that men would behave this way towards their female co-workers.

Unfortunately, the refrain from many women, especially those who work in sports media, was that the stories of these 15 women were all too familiar.  For too long,  harassment has gone hand-in-hand for women trying to work in a sports landscape, and as much solidarity as women show with each other, it’s well past time for men, in the front office and on the field, to stand up and show real allyship.

In a moving segment on ESPN Radio’s The Intersection, Elle Duncan spoke about the pain of not just having to live through these moments, but the specific kind of hurt of watching men stand to one side and do absolutley nothing.

“This is where I ask for allyship from our brothers,” Duncan said in tears. “If this was a situation involving racism the men on that field would take a stand and they would…use their power. But it’s women. That’s how you affect change. It’s 53 dudes on that roster saying, ‘I won’t play for this man.’  Because, you’re standing up for women. And no one will do it. Nobody stands up for women.  They say, ‘This is what you get. You entered this field, you knew what you were doing.’

Duncan kept fighting through her tears, echoing the frustration and heartache of so many women.

“When? What else has to happen? What else has to happen? They have to be accused of actual sexual assault? What has to happen for someone to actually stand up for us and say, ‘Enough.’ To use their power or their clout and their cache for us. To say, ‘enough of this?’ I’m tired of it. I’m tired of hearing these stories and I’m tired of being numb to them…that’s why nothing will change because no one will stand up for us. Nobody that has any power to stand up for us will stand up for us.”

The truth of what Duncan said is hard to ignore, especially considering the absolute garbage response Washington team owner Dan Snyder put out after the Washington Post’s story.

Snyder didn’t apologize, he showed zero contrition for the culture he enabled and has so far refused to answer questions directly about the alleged incidents. Under Snyder, there’s very little hope that anything will actually change in Washington, despite the resignations of two top team officials.

Like Duncan said, misogynistic cultures grow when the people in power, specifically the men in power, refuse to stand up and dismantle them.

Women can not win this fight on our own. We need help. We are begging you to help, and still, many just want to turn a deaf ear.
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