Pro Football Hall of Famer’s social media activity Brian Urlacher exploded Thursday when he appeared to strike the NBA players over the shooting of Jacob Blake and was caught as a post in support of a 17-year-old suspect who allegedly shooting Protestants in Wisconsin. ,
On Thursday, he shared a picture on his Instagram that read: “Brett Favre played the [Monday Night Football] play the day his father died, threw 4 TDs in the first half, and was a legend for playing in the face of adversity.
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“NBA players boycotted the playoffs because a guy who stabbed a knife on a criminal sexual assault was shot by police.”
He “might” also read another Instagram photo: “Free Kyle Rittenhouse. Rittenhouse was identified as the suspected shooter crossing state borders and allegedly shot and killed two people during the Kenosha riots.
The Chicago Bears, Urlacher’s former teammate, denied his apparent stance on the matter.
“The social media posts do not in any way reflect the values or opinions of the Chicago Bears organization,” the team said in a statement, according to Pro Football Talk.
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Former Urlacher teammate Matt Forte said the former All-Pro linebacker’s message was “low on empathy, compassion, wisdom and cohesion. But full of pride and ignorance,” according to the Chicago Sun-Times.
New Orleans Pelicans player Josh Hart chimed in, tweeting “guy had one too many concussions.”
Blake was shot during an incident Sunday that caused several nights of violent unrest in the city.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday night that Blake had a knife on the floor of his car when he was shot by police. A knife was recovered from the driving side of the SUV, the agency said. It did not say whether Blake was holding the knife when he was shot.
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Blake, 29, admitted he had the knife during the investigation, officials said. No other weapons were recovered.
According to a Wisconsin DOJ news release, officers responded to a domestic dispute after a woman reported that her boyfriend was on the scene illegally. Officers tried to arrest Blake and a Taser was used, but it did not subject him, authorities said.
Officers were not provided with body cameras, despite city leaders unanimously approving a plan in 2017 to buy the devices in an effort to increase police transparency and accountability.
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Lawyers for Blake’s family said Tuesday that he was partially paralyzed from the shooting.
Fox News’ Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
