Robert Griffin III launches a verbal attack on Rashard Mendenhall for his ‘racist’ tweet, calls him a ‘dumba**’

Rashard Mendenhall suggested that White people are not good at football.

Robert Griffin III launches a verbal attack on Rashard Mendenhall for his ‘racist’ tweet, calls him a ‘dumba**’

Rashard Mendenhall (L- AP) and Robert Griffin III (R- ESPN)

On Monday, the former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Rashard Mendenhall created a controversy by posting racist messages on his social media profile.

Furthermore, he also outrageously suggested that the league conduct a Pro Bowl game between an all-White team and an all-Black team. He received criticism from many people including ESPN analyst Robert Griffin III because of his post.

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The former NFL quarterback took to social media to call out Mendenhall’s racist rant. He posted a minute-long video on his profile and called Rashard Mendenhall a dumb*** over his stance.

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This is the tweet of a dumba**. Don't be a dumba***. Your prejudice, discriminatory, racial ideologies would set us back centuries. We don't want to go back to the old times. I don't wanna participate in the segregation bowl.
said Griffin in his video

But, Robert Griffin III also said that even the 3rd string all-Black team would beat the all-White team by multiple scores. He also said that Patrick Mahomes would play for the all-Black team in the racial bowl game, despite him being biracial.

Nonetheless, Mendenhall is receiving a lot of criticism from fans over his take. But, the former NFL players including Will Compton, J.J. Watt, and A.J. Hawk brushed off the racist post by joking about it.

Mendenhall said that he was sick of ‘average’ white guys, who are not even good at football talking and criticizing NFL players. He also implied that he is a better football player than Tom Brady.

Rashard Mendenhall plays victim after the backlash

The former Super Bowl champion running back Rashard Mendenhall got brutally trolled on social media over his racially insensitive comments on Monday.

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Rashard Mendenhall (Image via Getty Images)

Later, not only he double down his take, but also played victim following the heavy backlash. He also reposted many tweets that supported his sentiments and called for a racial bowl game.

Simply tired of being berated by people who arent experts in de game. We jus pretend like I’m the only athlete tired of fans talking trash? You dis upset over a single tweet. What about us? Like me or not, I’m a GREAT in football. This proves my point, u can’t speak on ball alone.
Mendenhall wrote

Rashard Mendenhall was a former standout running back at Illinois and was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the first round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He had a couple of great seasons with Pittsburgh, but he retired at the very young age of 26.

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