Probackback Hall of Fame linebacker Brian Urlacher offered a different opinion on Wednesday regarding the short strike of the NBA players.
NBA players launched the strike in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake police in Wisconsin over the weekend. While most appeared to support the players in taking positions and using their voices to combat racial injustice and political brutality, Urlacher expressed different sentiments.
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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.
“NBA players boycotted the playoffs because a guy who stabbed a knife on a criminal sexual assault was shot by police.”
Blake was shot dead by Kenosha police during an incident Sunday, causing several nights of violent unrest in the city.
The Wisconsin Department of Justice 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.
As Blake walked to the driver’s side of the SUV, he opened the door and leaned forward. The officer identified as Rusten Sheskey grabbed Blake’s shirt and shot him seven times, hitting him in the back. No other officer opened fire.
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 he was paralyzed from the shooting.
Charges have yet to be filed against the officer.
Fox News’ Louis Casiano contributed to this report.
