Stephen A. Smith makes a name error, referring to Houston Texans wide receiver Christian Kirk as Charlie during ESPN’s First Take. During the conversation, Stephen discussed Christian’s performance in ...

Stephen A. Smith apologized after mistakenly referring to Texans wide receiver Christian Kirk as "Charlie Kirk", the name of a conservative activist assassinated in 2025. The on-air blunder occurred ...

Stephen A. Smith mistakenly referred to Houston Texans wide receiver Christian Kirk as Charlie Kirk on Tuesday. Smith was talking about Kirk’s big game in the Texans’ 30-6 playoff win over the ...

Stephen A. Smith has mistakenly slipped up on-air while recapping the Houston Texans’ blowout playoff win against the Pittsburgh Steelers. During Tuesday’s episode of First Take, the sports analyst ...

Stephen A Smith put his foot in his mouth. Stephen A Smith watched the Steelers take on the Texans and saw one person on the field who is no longer alive. Houston Texans wide receiver Christian Kirk ...

LEFT: Stephen A. Smith and Molly Qerim speak onstage for the First Take panel during Fanatics Fest NYC 2025 at Javits Center on June 20, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Rob Kim/Getty Images for ...

Stephen A. Smith awkwardly misidentified a Houston Texans receiver as “Charlie Kirk” while praising his performance in the team’s recent playoff game. The name he meant to say was Christian Kirk. In ...

Stephen A. Smith had a bit of a slip up during “First Take” on Tuesday. While trying to highlight Texans receiver Christian Kirk’s performance in Houston’s 30-6 win over the Steelers, Smith ...

Stephen A. Smith had Charlie Kirk as the NFL’s leading receiver from Wild Card weekend, which isn’t possible for several reasons. While breaking down the Pittsburgh Steelers blowout Wild Card loss to ...