NFL Great Michael Irvin Decries Death Of Tyre Nichols, Draws Bizarre Comparison

NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin said he’s “tired of seeing black men fight black men” After five Memphis police officers were indicted for the murder of Tyre Nicks, they were drawn to an unwise comparison with Will Smith’s slapping Chris Rock last summer.

During ESPN’s “First Take” Ryan Clark, a sports anchor, spoke Monday about the “calculated” Evil of the Five police officers Nichols, 29 years old, was accused of beating him to death after he stopped him for reckless driving. Former Dallas Cowboys player, Irvin, decried the black on black incident and even invoked Smith Slapping Rock At the 94th Academy Awards 2022

“And I know [is] we keep saying it’s not a black-white thing,”  Irvin said. “You don’t ever want to see anybody get hit, anybody get beaten like that. But it does hurt a little more because it’s a black man doing it.

“It hurts man,” He added. “I’m tired of seeing black men fight black men. It’s a blue thing. But we’ve seen it quite a bit this year going way back to Will Smith and Chris Rock stuff.”

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“I’m just tired of seeing us do it,” Irvin continued. “We got enough of a fight to get our right perspective and our right place, we don’t need to be fighting each other like this. Please, let’s just stop that, please.”

The ESPN hosts shared statistics about Jalen Hurts, the father of Super Bowl-bound Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, earlier in the program. fathers being absent In the black community.

“Give some credit to Averion Hurts, who is his father,” Clark said. “We talk so much about black fathers being in the home. He raised that man to be who he is today.”

Clark published a later version of the article. Clip on Twitter that’s gone viral noting that both Super Bowl-bound African American quarterbacks have black fathers who “raised great men,” Referring to Patrick Mahomes Sr., Patrick Hurts’ elder brother and Patrick Mahomes Sr. the father of Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

“Patrick Mahomes Sr, & Averion Hurts are present fathers that raised great men,” The ESPN host tweeted. “The narrative of the absent black father is pushed through the media. So, let’s remember to push this as well. Salute to you both for changing the narrative. I know Jalen & Patrick appreciate you.”

Averion Hurts & Patrick Mahomes Sr. were great fathers who raised great sons. Media propagates the narrative of the black absent father. So, let’s remember to push this as well. You both deserve a big thank you for changing the narrative. Jalen & Patrick know how much you appreciate it. pic.twitter.com/yFyLbzDmy1

— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) January 30, 2023

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