Craig Markell Smith

I am an intellect beyond reason for stupidity!!

[Craig Markell Smith @Csmoke420]

@LawsNation Well said @LawsNation ✊🏾💪🏾💯🙌🏾. Mississippi Strong 💪🏾

[Law Nation Media @LawsNation]

I’m so sick and tired of people blaming “the white man did this” or “the white man did that,” or saying the 3 letter network did this or the 4 letter network did that.

Ryan Clark, man up.

That’s life. All them damn tears and crying is crazy to me.

You played 13 NFL seasons from 2002 to 2014 with the Giants, Washington, and most notably the Steelers. You made roughly $29.9 million in the NFL.

Then you joined ESPN in 2015 and, over roughly 11 years, reportedly made somewhere in the neighborhood of $15–20 million.

You also started The Pivot, which is estimated to generate $3.5 million to $9 million annually.

Now you’re talking about seeking acceptance and validation? Crying about this and that?

Fam… man up.

You have your own podcast. You have your own platform. You can say whatever you want, and your audience will follow you. Stop acting like ESPN is the only place your voice matters.

Us independent media creators grind every single day. I put in 15 to 17 hour days producing content, and people still overlook what we do.

We’ve been in the same rooms as y’all. The difference is, we had to pay to be there. Y’all got in for free.

I’ll never forget paying thousands of dollars to cover Cowboys training camp as independent media, then watching The Pivot walk right in and get moved to the front because of borrowed credibility. Y’all got the exclusive access without ever reaching into your pockets.

Over here at Law Nation Media, we’ve had to earn and pay for every single inch we’ve gained.

Do you see me crying?

Do you see me complaining?

Do you see me whining?

No.

I get back to work.

If I had just a fraction of one of those ESPN or NFL checks, it would completely change my small business. But I don’t spend my time looking for sympathy. I spend my time creating.

Independent media is always the way.

Nobody owes us anything. You build your audience, own your platform, and bet on yourself. That’s how you create real freedom.

So wipe them damn tears, get back to work, and go build your own empire. You’ve got the audience, you’ve got the platform, and you’ve got all the time in the world to say exactly what you want without looking over your shoulder.

The money will come.

Now go earn it.

[Craig Markell Smith @Csmoke420]

@VochLombardi Hell to the Naw.

[cowboysnation ready to be hurt again @CowboysNation]

Is Nakobe Dean really the best Linebacker fit for the Cowboys?

From the moment the Dallas Cowboys poached Eagles defensive assistant Christian Parker to succeed Ma...

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[Law Nation Media @LawsNation]

👀 I was just joking a few days ago, but I guess it done got real over here!!!!
COWBOYS NEW DC CHRISTIAN PARKER
FIRST DAY AT WORK
Done fired them boys 😭🔥

[Earvin Magic Johnson @MagicJohnson]

Remembering husband, girl dad, entrepreneur, friend, five-time champion, and one of the greatest to ever lace them up, Kobe Bryant on his birthday 🎁

[Craig Markell Smith @Csmoke420]

@Donald_Driver80 Nice 🙌🏾🙌🏾

[Craig Markell Smith @Csmoke420]

@LawsNation check this out. The Cowboys may need to look at this. Donald Has Special Message for Ole Miss DT #NFLdraft #Americanfootball
https://t.co/cEwLzEPkBD

[Craig Markell Smith @Csmoke420]

@LawsNation @jtuck151 Happy Blessings Day Brother 🎂 🍨 ✊🏾 💪🏾 💯 🙌🏾 @jtuck151

[Craig Markell Smith @Csmoke420]

@LawsNation I'm from Cleveland, MS, and I'm old enough to know that if you have everything and no heart, you have nothing. All I can say is keep living ✊🏾💪🏾💯

[Craig Markell Smith @Csmoke420]

@DAK_4_MVP Don't do it Bro.

[Craig Markell Smith @Csmoke420]

Nephew standing on business ✊🏾💪🏾💯🔥😤

[Craig Markell Smith @Csmoke420]

@LawsNation

[Craig Markell Smith @Csmoke420]

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[Ari Meirov @MySportsUpdate]

Here we go: A look at EA Sports College Football 25 gameplay. This looks awesome. 🔥🔥

[Craig Markell Smith @Csmoke420]

@Miracle__tuv Hi

[Craig Markell Smith @Csmoke420]

@Rated_PG09 Happy Blessings Day Aaiden 🎂 🍨 🎁🎈🎊

[Craig Markell Smith @Csmoke420]

@KeepingupwitLa Looks Great 👍🏾

[Craig Markell Smith @Csmoke420]

@zeeira__ Hey 👋🏽

[Craig Markell Smith @Csmoke420]

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