Former NFL player Rashard Mendenhall sparked controversy by suggesting a racially segregated Pro Bowl game, pitting an all-white team against an all-black team. Mendenhall expressed frustration with 'average white guys' commenting on football and faced backlash for his comments, with some labeling them as racist. The proposal led to a heated debate on social media and within the sports media, with some criticizing the idea of promoting segregation in the NFL. Mendenhall later offered an apology for his remarks, which was deemed insufficient by some.
Rashard Mendenhall posted a pretty racist opinion on X about white players in the NFL. Five days after his initial post, he made time to offer an apology for his remarks. But his apology left a lot to be desired. Read: https://t.co/aHdxNTPelA https://t.co/tyctPc4PZo
Former running back Rashard Mendenhall proposed segregation in the NFL. why does everything have to be about race? @CharlyOnTV https://t.co/nOEuWrX2Rg
Rashard Mendenhall’s post is ignorant. It promotes neo-segregation on the football field. His post is racist. However, none of the usual suspects in the sports media have denounced it. https://t.co/j7eeXMz85v
.@thekapman: I am the "average white guys" Rashard Mendenhall was talking about. https://t.co/kNHLdDUEGA https://t.co/8SqFgjrvEg
Ex-Steeler Rashard Mendenhall plays victim after complaining about ‘white guys’ commenting on football https://t.co/9wAdyASALe https://t.co/AnbrxvJlJS
Where is the sports media outrage over Rashard Mendenhall's comments about white people in football? @CharlyOnTV https://t.co/OrGp2ZPjs5
Social media fired back at former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall for suggesting the NFL host a racially segregated football game. https://t.co/7SDwih1XkF
Former NFL Player Gets LIT UP and Reminded of his Greatest Professional Failure After Making Racist Comment About White People in Football – Then He Tries Playing the Victim https://t.co/HT2N0AqOYQ
Ex-first round pick Rashard Mendenhall sparks NFL race debate with bizarre comments calling for white vs black Pro Bowl game https://t.co/YA4f3gZQxI https://t.co/0cGTOuOVGQ
Ex-Steelers star tries to play victim after White people criticism: 'You dis upset over a single tweet' https://t.co/kFm11MIERt
Don’t @ Me Rashard Mendenhall Claims White People Can’t Comment on FOOTBALL + @JackBrewerBSI & @HuttonOutkick join the show! Tune in… https://t.co/3lCUHDH1Eb
Former NFL running back proposes replacing Pro Bowl with ‘All-Black vs. All-White’ bowl https://t.co/5YWXKWNaNM
White people commenting on football is racist? https://t.co/TwtskRdoG9
Rashard Mendenhall wants to see the NFL's annual All-Star game get a bigtime makeover. More on his controversial suggestion here: https://t.co/ZHFfyt6Psq https://t.co/7acBgykkmb
Sorry whites, even though you invented football — stop talking about it https://t.co/GU3xHzVUDJ
😂 literally the only thing I can recall from your career is getting lit up by a white guy and fumbling in the superbowl https://t.co/hq4D49reGB
Rashard Mendenhall (@R_Mendenhall) plays the victim card after posting a racist tweet about white people and calling for segregation. He says he posted the tweet because he was "abused" by fans online. https://t.co/QVreETlS5z
Rashard Mendenhall (@R_Mendenhall) plays the victim card after posting a racist tweet about white people and calling for segregation. He says is being "abused" by fans online. https://t.co/QVreETlS5z
Also shut up Tom Brady https://t.co/tN7R8nSZH4
Ex-NFL running back Rashard Mendenhall is ‘sick of average white guys commenting on football,’ proposes racial bowl game https://t.co/cy4alW4qQP https://t.co/ZoDTOWX3W3
Given that Rashard Mendenhall fumbled in the biggest game of his life when he was hit by a white guy, he may be working through some stuff. https://t.co/mF8lUpUjxa
Rashard Mendenhall, Kendrick Perkins, and Gilbert Arenas all made the same case: White athletes are inferior and have no place in black spaces, like the NFL and NBA. Seems pretty racist, no? https://t.co/j7eeXMzFV3
Rashard really out here fumbling away fans like they were Super Bowls, huh? https://t.co/vs4M0pw915
Rashard Mendenhall Suggests Replacing Pro Bowl W/ All-Black Vs. All-White Game | Click to read more 👇 https://t.co/IYFyE0hiCS
Former average NFL player says he's "sick of average white guys commenting on football" in what might be the football tweet of the year https://t.co/NYuePqwAip https://t.co/NYuePqwAip
This man continues his legacy of only being known for fumbling the ball. On brand. https://t.co/LISNMYFzY4
This man continues his legacy of only being known for fumbling the ball. On brand. https://t.co/Agj23W5oRv
It's even funnier when you realize the highlight of his career was fumbling in the Super Bowl after being lit up by a white guy https://t.co/yTuNgS5mgI
It's even funnier when you realize highlight of his career was fumbling in the Super Bowl after being lit up by a white guy https://t.co/yTuNgS5mgI
Ironically, a hit from a white guy on Rashard Mendenhall cost the Steelers a Super Bowl. https://t.co/bOeGl1BS3L https://t.co/yTuNgS5U6g
I love so much that Jason Sehorn is trending by Rashard Mendenhall tweeting that we need to replace the Pro Bowl with a Race Bowl & he's the only white CB anyone can think of. https://t.co/FX5uOBWpa6
Former NFL player Rashard Mendenhall wants to turn the Pro Bowl into a battle of ethnicities. The long-time NFL running back, who played for the Steelers and Cardinals, tweeted out that he’s fed up with “average white guys” commenting about the NFL. Now, he didn’t specify who… https://t.co/V7VjRmeqag
Rashard Mendenhall thinks the NFL belongs strictly to black players. As such, he said that the next Pro bowl should pit an all white team and an all black team against each other to prove his point. https://t.co/SFKIGgrsnf
You averaged fewer than 4 yards a carry during your short and unremarkable career and are best known for fumbling in the Super Bowl and costing your team the win. If average guys can't comment on football then lackluster nobodies like yourself really better shut up. https://t.co/EGmg8sAhxg
Former NFL running back Rashard Mendenhall took to social media Monday to call for a racially segregated pro football game. https://t.co/SaXdbMtdmF
Rashard Mendenhall said we should have an All-Black vs. All-White bowl game. I think some of y’all have the All-White team F’d up lowkey! 😂🤷🏾♂️ #NFL https://t.co/b3owPSKb1e
Maybe you should stop posting your "thoughts" on who should be allowed to comment on football, seeing as how you're completely incoherent. Given that most of NFL's viewers happen to be white, I wonder what the sport would look like if white guys were to just stop watching it. https://t.co/UwIn3Qpclp
This nutcase can’t get over that a white guy made him fumble in the Super Bowl. https://t.co/naLSn4eh9Z https://t.co/oIjFB1vfQs
Former #Steelers RB Rashard Mendenhall: “I'm sick of average white guys commenting on football. Y'all not even good at football.” https://t.co/Lsw9cK7njx
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I’m sick of average white guys commenting on football. Y’all not even good at football. Can we please replace the Pro Bowl with an All-Black vs. All-White bowl so these cats can stop trying to teach me who’s good at football. I’m better than ur goat.