The sports world has had some strong reactions to the Jacob Blake police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin last weekend. Every major sports league in the United States has postponed some games since the shooting of the police. It started with NBA players refusing to tackle playoff games in protest of the social injustice that is still happening in America.
On Thursday, former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher took to Instagram to share some controversial comments about the whole situation, and in the process postponed the strike of the NBA players. The Bears were not happy about what Urlacher had to say.
“Brett Favre played the (Monday Night Football) game the day his father died, threw 4 TDs in the first half, and was a legend for playing in the face of adversity,” Urlacher posted in an Instagram story. “NBA players boycotted the playoffs because a guy stabbed with a knife, looking for a criminal sexual assault, was shot by police.”
Following Urlacher’s message, the Bears were quick to make clear that they did not share Urlacher’s opinion about Blake.
“The posts on social media do not in any way reflect the values or opinions of the Chicago Bears organization,” the Bears said in a statement.
The NFL game Urlacher referenced took place in 2003.
He also liked an Instagram post asking Kyle Rittenhouse, who is accused of opening fire on a group and killing two people during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to be released from police custody.
In addition to the Bears releasing a statement, one of Urlacher’s former teammates, Matt Forte, also spoke out against Urlacher’s comments.
“The remark (Urlacher) posted is low of empathy, compassion, wisdom and cohesion, but full of pride and ignorance!” Forte twittere. “I pray for those who have been blinded by their wealth, privilege and earthly fame that breeds arrogance in their hearts. And those who refuse to acknowledge racism and injustice, but instead choose to put their energy into it. justify by judging the lives of the victims quickly as if they themselves are more valuable, because their sins are different or were not caught by man … but God sees everything. ”
Urlacher spent his entire 13-year NFL career with the Bears and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
