Raiders Owner Mark Davis Provides Statement About Tone Deaf Tweet After George Floyd Trial, Refuses To Delete (TWEET)

The Las Vegas Raiders are public enemy No. 1 on social media today after the team tweeted out a tone deaf message after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd.

The tweet sent by the team’s official account on Tuesday said “I CAN BREATHE 4-20-21.” Floyd told officers “I can’t breathe” more than 20 times before he was killed when Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck last May.

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— Las Vegas Raiders (@Raiders) April 20, 2021

About an hour later, Raiders owner Mark Davis took full responsibility for the tweet and stated that he would not delete it.

#Raiders owner Mark Davis said the "I Can Breathe" wording came from George Floyd's brother Philonise, who said "Today, we are able to breathe again."

Davis added: "If I offended the family, then I'm deeply, deeply disappointed."

He also said the post won't be deleted.

— Tashan Reed (@tashanreed) April 21, 2021

Davis said he wasn't aware that NYPD supporters wore "I Can Breathe" shirts following the 2014 killing of Eric Garner. After I brought that up to him he said, "I learned something… I have to do a little bit more research into that just so I can speak coherently on that aspect."

— Tashan Reed (@tashanreed) April 21, 2021

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Chauvin was convicted on all three counts — second-degree murder, third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter — for the killing of George Floyd in 2020.