The sports world had some strong reactions to Jacob Blake’s police shooting in Kenosha, Wisconsin last weekend. Every major sports league in the United States has postponed a few games since the police shooting. It started with NBA players refusing to dress up for the playoffs to protest the social injustices still occurring in America.
On Thursday, former Chicago Bears linebacker Brian Urlacher took to Instagram to share some controversial comments on the whole situation and pinpointed the NBA player strike in the process. The Bears weren’t happy with what Urlacher had to say.
“Brett Favre played the match (Monday Night Football) the day his father died, threw 4 TDs in the first half and was a legend for playing in the face of adversity,” Urlacher wrote in an Instagram story. “NBA players boycott the playoffs because a guy looking for a knife, wanted for a criminal sexual assault warrant, was killed by the police.”
Following Urlacher’s post, the Bears were quick to make it clear that they don’t share Urlacher’s opinion of Blake.
“The social media posts in no way reflect the values or views of the Chicago Bears organization,” the Bears said in a statement.
The NFL game that Urlacher was referring to took place in 2003.
He also liked an Instagram post calling for the release from police custody of Kyle Rittenhouse, accused of opening fire on a group and killing two people during protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
In addition to releasing a statement from the Bears, one of Urlacher’s former teammates, Matt Forte, also spoke out against Urlacher’s comments.
“The comment (Urlacher) posted is devoid of empathy, compassion, wisdom and consistency but full of pride and ignorance!” Forte tweeted. “I pray for those who have been blinded by their wealth, privilege and earthly fame which breeds arrogance in their hearts. And those who refuse to acknowledge racism and injustice but instead choose to put their energy into justifying it by quickly judging the lives of women. victims as if they themselves are worth more because their sins are different or have not been seized by man … but God sees everything. ”
Urlacher spent his entire 13-year career in the NFL with the Bears and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2018.
