Washington Commanders release tasteless statement including former Alabama RB Brian Robinson Jr.
By Ethan Stone
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The Washington Commanders released a tasteless statement including Brian Robinson Jr. in response to the D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine’s upcoming “major announcement” regarding the organization scheduled for Thursday.
The Attorney General is investigating owner Dan Snyder and the organization for issues that have been present since the summer of 2020, when former team employees said they were being sexually harassed.
Robinson Jr., a former Alabama running back, has nothing to do with the investigation. The Commanders rookie was shot multiple times a few months ago, but has since made a full recovery.
The team released a statement addressing the Attorney General’s upcoming statements while using Robinson’s situation to soften the blow, saying the Attorney General should be focusing on “bringing to justice the people who shot one of our players.”
Here is the statement in full.
From a Commanders spokesperson regarding the DC AG press conference Tomorrow: pic.twitter.com/TIMVfbUYtp
— John Keim (@john_keim) November 9, 2022
Obviously, this is a poor look for the Commanders. Robinson Jr.’s agent sounded off on Twitter Wednesday following the release.
Up until an hour ago, the Commanders handled the Brian Robinson situation with so much care, sincerity and class. And I was so grateful for all of it.
Although I know that there are some great humans in that building, whoever is hiding behind this statement is not one of them. https://t.co/cnD0DtUfqm
— Ryan Williams (@RyanWilliamsA1) November 10, 2022
Ethan Stone is a Tennessee graduate and loves all things college football and college basketball. Firm believer in fouling while up 3.
