Former NFL participant and present analyst Ryan Clark sparked controversy on social media after he wore a Invoice Belichick masks on the CW’s “Inside The NFL” Wednesday.
Clark wore the costume throughout a phase that included the previous New England Patriots coach, who wearing a swimsuit to resemble Clark.
Belichick embraced Clark’s costume and even praised him for it in the course of the phase.
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New England Patriots head coach Invoice Belichick earlier than Tremendous Bowl LI towards the Atlanta Falcons at NRG Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas/USA At this time Sports activities)
However unbiased NFL content creator Dov Kleiman referred to as the choice “wild” and questioned the way it was permitted to be nationally televised on the CW.
“Wild: Ryan Clark dressed up as Invoice Belichick for Halloween. How did this get permitted?” Kleiman wrote in a post on X.
Conservative influencer Nick Adams had one of many extra impassioned responses on X, criticizing Clark whereas claiming the costume was “racist.”
“Ryan Clark went on nationwide tv carrying WHITEFACE. That is racist and disgusting. Ryan Clark needs to be FIRED! My tradition shouldn’t be your Halloween costume!” Adams wrote in a put up on X.
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New England Patriots head coach Invoice Belichick broadcasts he’s leaving the staff throughout a press convention at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., Jan. 11, 2024. (Joseph Prezioso/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)
Different customers on X echoed Adams’ outrage. Nevertheless, some on social media defended Clark for carrying the costume. Lawyer and unbiased sports activities podcast host Trey Crosby questioned the outrage towards Clark in his personal post on X.
“I do not perceive the ‘How did this get permitted’ angle right here… 1. I might be fallacious. However I do not assume that is make-up to make Ryan lighter. This seems to be like a straight masks he is carrying to me. 2. There is not any such factor as whiteface used to demean white individuals by historical past,” Crosby wrote.
Fox Information Digital reached out to the CW for remark however had not acquired a response on the time of publication.
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ESPN analyst Ryan Clark broadcasts from the sector earlier than a sport between the San Francisco 49ers and New York Jets at Levi’s Stadium Sept. 9, 2024, in Santa Clara, Calif. (Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Photographs)
Clark was on the opposite finish of shock over one thing thought-about offensive July 24 when he spoke out towards Fox Enterprise visitor Alec Lace for a suggestive remark about Vice President Kamala Harris.
“These dudes are actually some b—-s as of late, however hey they’ll allow them to say something a couple of black girl. Who cares that she’s the Vice President of the nation they [live] in. Disgusting! Let me go forward and log off,” Clark wrote on X.
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Jackson Thompson is a sports activities author for Fox Information Digital. He beforehand labored for ESPN and Enterprise Insider. Jackson has coated the Tremendous Bowl and NBA Finals, and has interviewed iconic figures Usain Bolt, Rob Gronkowski, Jerry Rice, Troy Aikman, Mike Trout, David Ortiz and Roger Clemens.