Manti Te’o tells Cam Ward he ‘gotta know better’ over Titans hot mic moment, and the irony is hard to ignore

NFL Network analyst Manti Te’o criticized Tennessee Titans quarterback Cam Ward on Good Morning Football, urging him to act like a professional following a viral hot mic moment. Ward had joked with Titans staff members in an empty press conference room before reporters arrived following Tennessee's Week 4 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. The writer for A to Z Sports argues the media backlash is completely overblown.

Te’o claimed Ward needed to handle postgame obligations better and avoid venting on a hot mic. However, the writer notes that Ward never avoided the media, returning shortly after to answer all questions from reporters. The column highlights the irony of Te’o judging another player without full context given his own public history with sensationalized media narratives.