Stephen A. Smith supports and praises Brian Flores in his lawsuit against the NFL, but with one caveat.

Speaking on ESPN’s “First Take” on Wednesday, Smith lauded Flores for his courage in suing the NFL, but believed that he should not have exposed private (and mistaken) text messages from his former boss, Bill Belichick.

“I’m very proud of what Brian Flores is doing, and I stand with him … my only question is, damn, when you reveal private text messages, that makes people feel uncomfortable,” Smith said.

“Because when you do stuff like that — white people come to work with a job to do every day. Black folks come with a responsibility.”

Belichick had sent Flores a congratulatory text message on apparently “landing” the job with the Giants. After a back and forth, Flores asked if Belichick had intended to text Brian Daboll — another Brian who had previously been a part of his Patriots staff.

“Sorry — I f–ked this up,” Belichick allegedly responded. “I double-checked & I misread the text. I think they are naming Daboll. I’m sorry about that. BB.”

Belichick’s apparent text messages to Flores indicating Daboll would get the job occurred several days before Flores interviewed for the position.

In his lawsuit, Flores, who was fired by the Dolphins after three years, characterized his interview process with the Giants as a “sham” meant to satisfy the NFL’s “Rooney Rule” of interviewing minority candidates. The Giants denied this claim, saying in a statement that Flores was in the mix for the job until the “eleventh hour.”

Smith said he feels the burden of the black community, which texts him about what to say on “First Take,” and that it’s all love.

“The other part,” Smith said to co-host Keyshawn Johnson, “when you’re black, they’re looking for a reason not to hire you. Whereas with whites, they’re willing to embrace reasons to hire you.

“So when you show yourself being someone willing to reveal private text messages, that is the kind of thing that makes people reluctant to talk to you.”