{"id":7033,"date":"2024-09-13T19:37:21","date_gmt":"2024-09-13T19:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=7033"},"modified":"2024-09-13T19:37:21","modified_gmt":"2024-09-13T19:37:21","slug":"video-everyone-was-speechless-when-espns-elle-duncan-goes-off-topic-to-speak-on-c-sections-and-black-women-during-discussion-about-tua-tagovailoas-concussion-future","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=7033","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Everyone Was Speechless When ESPN\u2019s Elle Duncan Goes Off Topic To Speak On C-Sections And Black Women During Discussion About Tua Tagovailoa\u2019s Concussion & Future"},"content":{"rendered":"

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SportsCenter anchor Elle Duncan wanted to get something off of her chest during a discussion about\u00a0Tua Tagovailoa<\/a>\u2019s latest concussion.<\/p>\n

During ESPN\u2019s First Take discussion, Duncan shifted the conversation to respond to Stephen A. Smith\u2019s remarks about men sacrificing for their families. He then pivoted to why football players make life-changing decisions to play such a dangerous game.<\/p>\n

\u201cMolly [Qerim] and Elle, I can say this: As men, our mentality a lot of the time is different,\u201d\u00a0Smith said,\u00a0<\/a>per Awful Announcig. \u201cYou\u2019re willing to put it all on the line to secure the well-being of your family in perpetuity, even in the event you\u2019re not around.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Smith elaborated on why Tua Tagovailoa will continue playing football even after his third concussion.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are sacrifices that I make as a father all the time. I\u2019m not around my daughters as much as I would like to be. I\u2019m not with my family as much as I would like to be. Sometimes they resent it and what have you. I don\u2019t care. And you know why I don\u2019t care? Because I grew up starving. And as a result of that, anything that I do to ensure the well being of my family moving forward, even in the event that I\u2019m not around \u2014 as selfish as that may be \u2014 I\u2019m willing to do it because I knew what it was like to grow up with nothing. These football players make those decisions every single day as men. Provide, protect. That\u2019s our number one priority. That\u2019s how most of us think. And that plays a role in the kind of decisions that men make.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Duncan decided to give her example by mentioning what she has gone through, stating,\u00a0\u201cAs a woman who has had two C-sections to provide for my family, I understand sacrifice.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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She then added another layer by mentioning race, stating,\u00a0\u201cA Black woman in this country, whose mortality rates are incredibly high, I understand making sacrifices and trying to mitigate risk when it comes to your family, expanding your family, and protecting your family.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u201cAll I am simply imploring is that anyone in Tua\u2019s corner, someone that truly believes and loves Tua, is having a real conversation with him right now about what quality of life looks like. We all face an existential crisis at some point in our lives.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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During a discussion about Tua Tagovailoa’s concussion, Elle Duncan responded to Stephen A. Smith saying men have a mindset of sacrificing for their families.<\/p>\n

“As someone who is a woman who has two scars that go from hip to hip because I’ve had two C-sections in an effort to\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/il6mNOTbEy<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 13, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n