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RGIII Says Rob Parker, Black Community Ruined His Reputation Because He Married A White Woman

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In 2012, a then-ESPN commentator named Rob Parker called Robert Griffin III a "cornball brother" in a segment on "First Take" with Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless. Parker added that the then-rookie quarterback was "not one of us," a clear nod to questions about his blackness.Griffin says that segment was the root of his remarks last week about "keeping politics out of sports," to which fellow sports commentators took offense. He claims Parker'…

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RGIII Says Rob Parker, Black Community Ruined His Reputation Because He Married A White Woman

In 2012, a then-ESPN commentator named Rob Parker called Robert Griffin III a "cornball brother" in a segment on "First Take" with Stephen A. Smith and Skip Bayless. Parker added that the then-rookie quarterback was "not one of us," a clear nod to questions about his blackness.Griffin says that segment was the root of his remarks last week about "keeping politics out of sports," to which fellow sports commentators took offense. He claims Parker'…

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Robert Griffin III Drops A Truth Bomb Why Politics Should Not Be In Sports And How The Black Community's Response To Him Hurt His Reputation

Robert Griffin III (Photo via YouTube) Robert Griffin just wants to talk about sports. Griffin, who won the Heisman Trophy at Baylor and played for the Washington Commanders before injuries diminished his NFL career, had something to get off of his chest in the wake of being bashed by social media over him wanting sports show to be about sports. Griffin III faced intense heat on social media when he said Jackie Robinson breaking the MLB’s color …

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NFL quarterback says black community tarnished his reputation

In the age of the internet, things live on forever, like the infamous rant from Rob Parker on First Take in 2012. In his tirade, Parker called then Washington Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III a “cornball brother” in the middle of his Grfiin’s spectacular rookie season and publicly questioned his blackness. ESPN suspended Parker for his words. but Griffin says that the consequences from Parker’s rant linger to this day and have caus…

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Outkick broke the news in Nashville, United States on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.
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