Aqib Talib

Aqib Talib is a former American football cornerback who played 12 seasons in the National Football League for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New England Patriots, Denver Broncos and Los Angeles Rams. He won Super Bowl 50 with the Broncos, was a five-time Pro Bowl selection, and appears with Skip Bayless on the YouTube show Gridiron.

What we have documented

We have documented 1 statement by Aqib Talib, in 1 case. Each statement below gives the quotation, its original source and a link to the full case.

Statements by Aqib Talib

Aqib Talib

Role at the time: Former NFL cornerback, on the Gridiron show with Skip Bayless

November 13, 2026Condemned

Statement summary

Talib says he laughed at first but thought the Giants would lose, and says Winston, as the quarterback leading the offense, treated the moment as a joke, which he says makes a team lose.

“It was a joke to him ... That makes you lose.”

Open source'Just Clownish to Me': Skip Bayless Rips Jameis Winston's 'Silliness' Before Giants' Meltdown vs. CommandersPro Football Network, November 13, 2026

Why we used this label

The case asks whether Winston's 'Who Let the Dogs Out' cadence was an acceptable play or something the Giants should answer for. Talib says Winston treated the moment as a joke while leading the offense and that this makes a team lose, which criticizes the conduct, so we labeled it condemns.

Read statement Full case: Jameis Winston's 'Who Let the Dogs Out' hard count fails to draw the Commanders offside; Donte Whitner says the Giants should cut him, and John Harbaugh says it does not bother him

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Case

Jameis Winston's 'Who Let the Dogs Out' hard count fails to draw the Commanders offside; Donte Whitner says the Giants should cut him, and John Harbaugh says it does not bother him

Relationship to this case: Speaker

Jameis Winston sang 'Who Let the Dogs Out' in his cadence on a late fourth-and-1, and the Commanders did not jump. Donte Whitner said the Giants should cut him; Winston and John Harbaugh called it a practiced attempt to draw a penalty.

American FootballUpdated November 14, 2026

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Jameis Winston's 'Who Let the Dogs Out' hard count fails to draw the Commanders offside; Donte Whitner says the Giants should cut him, and John Harbaugh says it does not bother him

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