Former NFL defensive end Chris Canty knows firsthand the importance of quarterback Eli Manning to the Giants .

During a commercial break of his ESPN Radio show “Unsportsmanlike” on Thursday, Canty overheard Stephen A. Smith downplay Manning’s accomplishments during a segment of “First Take.”

After returning to the air, Canty issued his response:

“That is wild. That is the wildest thing ever,” Canty said, via Instagram . “Holy reach, Batman! You take away his playoff runs, and he did nothing? I’m sorry, the whole point of the exercise is to win a Super Bowl, and Eli Manning gives you a chance when you get in the tournament. What is he talking about? Is Stephen A. Smith high? Is he on the weed? What is he doing?”

Smith argued that if Manning is eventually inducted into the Hall of Fa

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