5 NFL stars who started a beef with a former player for criticizing them ft. Lamar Jackson

#3 Lane Johnson with Donovan McNabb

New England Patriots v Philadelphia Eagles

Donovan McNabb is a Philadelphia Eagles legend, despite not quite doing enough to drag the franchise to a championship.

However, he made a miscalculation when he heavily criticized Carson Wentz during his time as the Eagles’ QB, with his teammates rallying around him.

McNabb was critical of the Eagles offensive line and Wentz. He suggested that if the QB couldn’t take the Eagles past the second round of the playoffs, the franchise should draft a replacement.

This left offensive tackle Lane Johnson livid, and he took to Twitter to scold McNabb and defend his maligned teammate. He posted this on Twitter:

“*multiple snake emojis*… and you wonder why nobody respects you when you come back!!."

Johnson then clarified what he meant in an interview with SportsRadio 94WIP.

“This is what I meant, every training camp we have all these ex-players come and shake our hands, wish us good luck, and then they just go out and just talk hate.”

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#4 DeAndre Hopkins with Michael Irvin

Los Angeles Rams v Arizona Cardinals

Michael Irvin knows wide receivers, as he is one of the greatest to ever play the position in the NFL. Yet, he angered DeAndre Hopkins by revealing some details about a conversation the former Houston Texans receiver had with his coach, Bill O’Brien.

As part of his media duties with ESPN, Irvin detailed what was said in a meeting between Hopkins and O’Brien, before the two parted company via a trade with the Arizona Cardinals.

Irvin said that O’Brien thought there was a power struggle between himself and Hopkins. Apparently, he even stunned Hopkins by suggesting the last time he had a meeting like that with a player was with Aaron Hernandez, the tight who was convicted of murder in 2015 and killed himself in prison.

Irvin also stated that O’Brien got rather personal with Hopkins, talking about him having children with different women. Hopkins took to Twitter to respond to Irvin, saying the entire situation was "being blown way out of proportion."

“This is being blown way out of proportion, as I’ve said before I enjoyed an am proud of my time with the Texans, I have the utmost respect for Coach O’Brien and that won’t change.”

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#5 Odell Beckham Jr. with Warren Sapp

New York Giants v Cleveland Browns

Warren Sapp was a tough, mean player on the field during his NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and he has kept that streak going in retirement.

Odell Beckham Jr. was in his crosshairs in 2018 when he blasted the wide receiver and questioned his talent. He also suggested that it was only the contract held by Beckham Jr. that made people rate him as a wide receiver.

"What makes him great? I beg anybody to show me the greatness in him. The money makes you great? Jarmacus Russell was great as hell when he got his $30 million. And what’s his numbers this year?...Is there anything great in New York other than Sam Darnold right now?"

Beckham, not one to take things lying down, was quick to ignite the feud with Sapp. He waited until he next scored a touchdown for the New York Giants, mimicking one of Sapp’s own touchdown dances.

“I heard Warren was talking bad about me or something, somebody told me, I don’t know what he said or anything like that so I just had to give him a little love, when people hate on you, you have to give them a little love."