ESPN analyst Louis Riddick was referred to as out for a remark he made throughout the 2023 NFL Draft on Thursday, with fairly a couple of on social media questioning why there was outrage in any respect.
The Arizona Cardinals chosen Ohio State offensive sort out Paris Johnson Jr. with the sixth-overall choose, with Riddick saying the Cardinals group wanted “chiefs on their crew. Not Indians. Chiefs.”
ESPN Monday Evening Soccer Studio Analysts Louis Riddick throughout the NFL common season soccer recreation between the Cleveland Browns and the San Francisco 49ers on Monday, Oct. 7, 2019 at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. (Ric Tapia/Icon Sportswire by way of Getty Photographs)
The phrase caught the eye of Sports activities Illustrated, which wrote in regards to the “awkward flip of phrase insensitive to Native Individuals.”
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Whereas some social media customers took offense to Riddick’s assertion, many commentators didn’t seem to perceive the outrage, with a lot of the replies to the tweet expressing confusion.
“Kansas Metropolis crew identify is the Chiefs nonetheless,” wrote one Twitter person.
“Oh God!!! Cease the presses!!!” wrote one other.
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As of Friday morning, Riddick had not commented on his assertion.
ESPN Monday Evening Soccer announcer Louis Riddick seems on previous to the sport between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Monetary Discipline on Jan. 8, 2022 in Philadelphia. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Photographs)
The primary spherical of the NFL Draft was crammed with an honest quantity of surprises, with two operating backs chosen with the primary 12 picks and Kentucky quarterback Will Levis dropping out of the primary spherical utterly.
Levis was broadly anticipated to be a excessive choice, with many predicting the Kentucky product would wind up in Indianapolis.
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Nevertheless, Levis remained within the inexperienced room all night, together with three different gamers invited to the draft.
Kentucky quarterback Will Levis poses for a photograph on the NFL Draft Crimson Carpet earlier than the primary spherical of the 2023 NFL Draft at Union Station in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri, April 27, 2023. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports activities)
Alabama defensive again Brian Department, Penn State cornerback Joey Porter Jr. and Georgia Tech defensive finish Keion White will all have to attend till Friday to listen to their names referred to as.
The second and third rounds of the NFL Draft will happen Friday in Kansas Metropolis, Missouri.
