NFL Fans Blasted ABC News For Their Incredibly Insensitive Tweet On The Death Of Ex-Cowboys RB Marion Barber (TWEETS)

ABC News couldn’t have been more disrespectful if they had tried when reporting on the death of Marion Barber.

Instead of treating him like the human being he was, the company took an incredible tone-deaf position in reporting his death to the world.

“JUST IN: Marion Barber III, the former Dallas Cowboys running back who scored plenty of touchdowns without recording a 1,000-yard season, has died, the team said Wednesday. He was 38.”

https://twitter.com/ABC/status/1532195896435392519

NFL fans were beyond pissed off:

Please fire whoever is in charged of making these headlines… https://t.co/IaNeCAOkLt
— katie? (@Katie_Falls) June 2, 2022

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— Monke_Gogeta? (@iamBLUESON1C) June 2, 2022

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What a bizarre obit to send 17.5 million followers. https://t.co/YdIYTNHjCq
— Tyler Dunne (@TyDunne) June 2, 2022

Once again, unless a person is a monster, there's no reason to neg them in their obituary https://t.co/Y8mZPc7gtF
— David Gardner (@byDavidGardner) June 2, 2022

JUST IN: the person who wrote this tweet, who has plenty of people looking at the ABC News account without recording 1 single positive reply, but plenty of scolding due to the lack of respect they showed Marion Barber III, has still not deleted this post, twitter shows Thursday https://t.co/dZukhlxROI
— J-Si Chavez (@JSi5) June 2, 2022

what the hell is this https://t.co/oVdt2TPqPW
— Brandon Warne (@Brandon_Warne) June 2, 2022

Writing an obituary headline is the easiest thing in the world to do.
Despicable, ABC. https://t.co/mNtQCsNL41
— Tim Roberts (@21stCenturyTim) June 2, 2022

Who tht fuck are writing these headlines. Y'all got no respect for people at all https://t.co/0m7QhsrW8t
— Yankees Lani(61-?) (@JusCallMeLani) June 2, 2022

Good lord ABC https://t.co/ARlsrhp2MZ
— Shan Shariff (@1053SS) June 2, 2022

The cause of Barber’s death is unknown.

Barber was drafted by Dallas in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL draft out of Minnesota. He was named to the Pro Bowl in 2007 and led the Cowboys with 975 yards rushing and 10 touchdowns that season.

After he was released by the Cowboys following the 2010 season, he spent one year with the Bears. He finished his career with 4,780 yards and 53 touchdowns on 1,156 carries in 99 games. He also caught 179 passes for 1,330 yards and six touchdowns.