Up until today, the Washington Commanders had actually did something right when they handled the shooting of Brian Robinson, his recovery, and eventual return to the field.
All of that went out the window with one disgusting statement from them.
It started with an announcement from D.C. Attorney General Karl Racine who revealed that he’s holding a press conference Thursday to make a “major announcement” about the organization.
In a statement released to Nicki Jhabvala of The Washington Post, the Commanders decided to bring up the shooting of running back Brian Robinson Jr.:
“Less than three months ago, a 23-year-old player on our team was shot multiple times, in broad daylight. Despite the out -of-control violent crime in DC, today the Washington Commanders learned for the first time on Twitter that the D.C. Attorney General will be holding a press conference to “make a major announcement” related to the organization tomorrow.
“The Commanders have fully cooperated with the AG’s investigation for nearly a year. As recently as Monday, a lawyer for the team met with the AG who did not suggest at that time that he intended to take any action and, in fact, revealed fundamental misunderstandings of the underlying facts. It is unfortunate that, in his final days in office, Mr. Racine appears more interested in making splashy headlines, based on offbeat legal theories, rather than doing the hard work of making the streets safe for our citizens, including bringing to justice the people who shot one of our players.”
That is just purely disgusting to use Brian Robinson’s situation and his agent was pissed about it.
Robinson’s agent, Ryan Williams, criticized the team’s statement on Twitter.
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“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,” Williams wrote. “Although I know that there are some great humans in that building, whoever is hiding behind this statement is not one of them.”
