Ryan Clark Issues a Public Apology to Robert Griffin III’s Wife After Unnecessarily ‘Crossing the Line’

Fans of the WNBA were eager for the return of Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese; instead, they got an intense social media beef between two former NFL players. Robert Griffin III criticized Reese’s attitude toward Clark after the Indiana Fever ace fouled her in the third quarter.

In response, Ryan Clark called out Griffin for focusing solely on Reese, despite Caitlin Clark being the one who committed the foul. The former Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back delivered a monologue on The Pivot podcast.

Clark’s criticism was first directed at Griffin, but he then brought up the former quarterback’s wife. Many people on various social media sites saw this as a personal assault on Griffin’s wife because she has a white complexion and is from Eastern Europe.

Clark recently adjusted his tone to apologize for crossing a line that should never be crossed, and he posted another video.

“To Grete [Robert Griffin III’s wife], I was out of line, I was out of bounds, I apologize. To all the people that don’t like RG’s take or takes, or the way that he moves, or even if you just in this conversation take my side and want to support me, leave his family alone,” Ryan Clark said in his apology video.

If I had to do address @RGIII again I wouldn’t include his wife. She didn’t need to be made an example of in order to make my point. I could have easily pointed to the positive impact a connection with black women had on the way you see, understand, & treat them.

The optics of… pic.twitter.com/nDZ6zUm8Q3

— Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) May 23, 2025

What did Ryan Clark say about Robert Griffin III’s wife?

Unimpressed by RG3’s take on Clark’s flagrant foul on Reese, Ryan Clark claimed that the former Commanders starter cannot understand a Black woman’s struggles in sports because he’s not married to one.

“The one thing we know about [Robert Griffin III] is he’s not having conversations at his home about what Black women have to endure in this country. You haven’t been able to do that because in both of your marriages, you’ve been married to white women,” Ryan Clark said.

Shortly after Clark’s video created a stampede on the internet, RG3 fired back, advising his former ESPN colleague to keep his wife away from their feud.

“[Ryan] Clark didn’t like my sports take, but Angel Reese [definitely] hates Caitlin Clark, and that’s fine. It’s okay [because] it’s part of the game, sports media. I’m going to have an opinion… But what you don’t do is turn around and personally attack me and my family just because you don’t agree with a sports opinion that is purely based on the sport,” Robert Griffin III said.

𝗕𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴: Robert Griffin III goes OFF on Ryan Clark after he spoke about his wife being white and his family:

“There’s a line you don’t cross in life and Ryan sprinted past it. Instead of debating my point, he personally attacked my family. That shows how low of person… pic.twitter.com/DqoCfvEI4U

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) May 19, 2025

Although Clark maintained his stance on the Reese-Caitlin Clark fiasco, he admitted that discussing someone’s family was unnecessary.

“It doesn’t take a daily attack on his [RG3’s] wife, on his children, to remind him that you think his take, his takes, or whatever is the wrong thing to you. Families should be off limits,” Ryan Clark said.

RG3 has yet to post a direct reply to Clark; however, he tweeted:

“Trust God and realize the mission isn’t to divide people. The mission is to heal what’s been broken. Praying for healing for all.”

Trust God and realize the mission isn’t to divide people. The mission is to heal what’s been broken. Praying for healing for all.
That’s not weakness. That’s purpose.

— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) May 23, 2025

There seems to be an invisible truce all of a sudden. However, it won’t take long for a small cinder to reignite the feud again.

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