Athletes Respond to the George Zimmerman Verdict
Almost everyone tweeted their reactions to the George Zimmerman verdict of being not guilty, writing on Twitter that they were shocked. Many compared it to the Casey Anthony trial, and some even to the O.J. Simpson one, which was regarded as "the trial of the century."Much of the sports world reacted, with some athletes making extremely controversial tweets.
Here were all the tweets the sports world and athletes had on Twitter to the George Zimmerman verdict.
Roddy White
The Atlanta Falcons wide receiver caught a lot of flak for writing this after the verdict:
https://twitter.com/roddywhiteTV/statuses/356247500937629696
White later apologized:
https://twitter.com/roddywhiteTV/statuses/356440667813195777
Tyrann Mathieu
https://twitter.com/Shander_NBC/statuses/356244498583535616
Victor Cruz
The New York Giants wide receiver tweeted this, predicting that Zimmerman will get murdered before he reaches the year 2014:
Cruz then apologized, like Roddy White did so:https://twitter.com/TeamVic/statuses/356470026909384705
https://twitter.com/TeamVic/statuses/356470477407010818
Dwyane Wade
https://twitter.com/DwyaneWade/statuses/356233921287036928
Shaquille O'Neal
https://twitter.com/SHAQ/statuses/356232541134520320
Chris Paul
https://twitter.com/CP3/statuses/356234285344235522
Stephen Curry
https://twitter.com/StephenCurry30/statuses/356238926706507777
Nazr Mohammed
https://twitter.com/NazrMohammed/statuses/356242753191022592
James Harrison
A little controversial here by the Cincinnati Bengals outside linebacker:
https://twitter.com/jharrison9292/statuses/356253030917742592
Stevie Johnson
The Buffalo Bills wide receiver tweeted what many had in mind last night:
https://twitter.com/StevieJohnson13/statuses/356233842404753409
Kendrick Perkins
https://twitter.com/KendrickPerkins/statuses/356244489372844036
Jared Dudley
https://twitter.com/JaredDudley619/statuses/356232088535572483
Jonathan Vilma
The New Orleans Saints linebacker had the best tweet and advice in response to the George Zimmerman verdict:
https://twitter.com/JonVilma51/statuses/356234353568776192
Darnell Dockett
https://twitter.com/ddockett/statuses/356233527542550528
Torrey Smith
Smith went along the lines of Jonathan Vilma's tweet:
https://twitter.com/TorreySmithWR/statuses/356245982914150400
Sean May
https://twitter.com/BigMay42/statuses/356234235717226498
Da'Quan Bowers
https://twitter.com/DaQuanBowers91/statuses/356243384882569216
Bryan Peterson
https://twitter.com/Peteypipes/statuses/356254789983678465
Adrian Peterson
https://twitter.com/AdrianPeterson/statuses/356244693509619713
Michael Vick
The Philadelphia Eagles quarterback has gone through the most when it comes to police blotter.
Vick spent two years in jail for killing dogs and was forced to go bankrupt. He could have easily mentioned all of this in part to blame the justice system for letting Zimmerman free, but the 32-year-old took the right route with this tweet:
https://twitter.com/MikeVick/statuses/356514391996366849
In conclusion, most of the sports world was shocked. But let's remember the real story here: a boy innocently died, in my opinion. I believe Zimmerman should have been guilty, but there just wasn't enough evidence to support that.
With that, Zimmerman is a free man who got away with murder. Who knows what he will be up to next.
But with all that, wish the Martin family the best, that is all.
https://twitter.com/BTraymartin9/status/356237778457083904
https://twitter.com/BTraymartin9/status/356238224970100736
https://twitter.com/BTraymartin9/status/356238887158431747
[H/T: ESPN]
