Former Steelers safety, ESPN analyst Ryan Clark
Former Pittsburgh Steelers safety Ryan Clark was in damage control after once again stepping on some toes.
Clark, who now works as an analyst for ESPN, went viral for the wrong reasons for a second day in a row, after he talked down to ESPN insider Peter Schrager during the Sept. 5 episode of “Get Up.”
In a segment about the “Thursday Night Football” opener between the Eagles and Cowboys, a panel of Clark, Schrager, Dan Orlovsky and Tedy Bruschi were debating CeeDee Lamb and A.J. Brown. After Schrager argued a point, Clark essentially stopped the debate and dismissed the reporter’s opinion, saying “that’s the non-player in you.”
Awful Announcing posted the clip and within 16 hours of posting, the tweet had more than 8 million views.
Ryan Clark: "That’s the non-player in you"
Peter Schrager: "Don’t belittle me like that, I can come and say as three ex-players are saying one thing, and give an alternative perspective"
Ryan Clark: "Peter, what I need for you to do is not get mad and let me finish" pic.twitter.com/zbBXdNPQaI
— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) September 5, 2025
Additionally, the tweet, which had been quote-tweeted and reshared countless times, had nearly 2,500 replies by the next morning, almost all of them negative toward Clark.
It apparently didn’t end there. Clark, a former Super Bowl champion with the Steelers, tweeted a late-night apology in which he also noted there was some sort of “interaction” between the two off the air as well.
Today, I had an interaction with my colleague @PSchrags both on and off the air that I regret. I have apologized to Peter and taken accountability with ESPN leadership. I value working with Peter and look forward to this season. My focus will remain on professionalism, teamwork,…
— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) September 6, 2025
That tweet also went viral with nearly 4,000 replies in the eight hours after it was posted.