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Nick Selbe

Jaxon Smith-Njigba’s Family Claps Back at ESPN’s Todd McShay

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After Ohio State wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba announced earlier this week that he would miss his team’s matchup against Georgia in the College Football Playoff with a hamstring injury—and subsequently ending his college career by declaring for the NFL draft—ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay reported that Smith-Njigba’s decision would be criticized by NFL scouts. Now, the star wideout’s family has issued a scathing response for McShay.

McShay reported that scouts would question whether or not Smith-Njigba was actually too injured to play, and that he’s simply “protecting” himself to be healthy for the draft.

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