Joy Taylor forced to intervene after Speak guest stands up on live TV and accuses co-star of 'making stuff up'
Christopher Harper
Published Aug 29, 2026
FOX Sports host Joy Taylor has been forced to step in as her two Speak co-hosts got into a shouting match.
The 36-year-old Speak host hushed former NFL players LeSean McCoy and James Jones as they argued over two talented players.
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On the show, McCoy and Jones were conversing about quarterbacks Justin Fields and Jalen Hurts.
Jones, a former wide receiver, claimed that Fields has better arm talent than the former MVP runner-up.
To his dismay, McCoy shouted back at the former longtime Green Bay Packer.
McCoy started: "Me, America, and Joy want to know, why do you keep saying Justin Fields is such a great thrower?"
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To which Jones emphatically responded: "I have seen Justin Fields make better throws than Jalen Hurts."
Shady was dumbstruck and stood up: "WHERE DID YOU SEE THAT AT? It wasn’t on TV! So where did you see that at?
"You're just making it up!"
Eventually, Taylor had to intervene to calm matters down between the two.
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Taylor jumped in and switched the topic: "We're getting a little crazy here. We're getting a little crazy."
In just a few weeks, we'll find out the answer to this argument once the NFL season is underway.
The season officially starts in less than three weeks, on September 7, when the Detroit Lions face the defending Super Bowl Champions Kansas City Chiefs.
This summer, Taylor's made sure to spend some quality time on vacation before her work ramps up with the start of the football season.
A few days ago, the sports media star spent time away in Greece.
Earlier in the year, Taylor traveled to Africa and took a safari trip to the Wildlife Reserve.
