Deshaun Watson’s agent calls out Fox Sports’ ‘racist propaganda’ about his client

Deshaun Watson’s agent, David Mulugheta, called out Fox Sports’ Uncle Jimmy for comments he made about the quarterback, and athletes in general.

On Friday’s episode of the FS1 show “Speak For Yourself,” Uncle Jimmy (real name Jimmy Dodds) was asked for his thoughts on the quarterback reportedly requesting a trade from the Texans. 

“That’s how I feel about Deshaun Watson and a whole bunch of these young athletes,” he said. “Because they all say the same thing. They all say they want to be treated with respect. And they want to be treated like a man. And you do realize that most of these athletes ain’t been raised by no man. So how in the hell are they going to know how to act like a man?”

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The troublesome comment is “most of these athletes ain’t been raised by no man,” which perpetuates a stereotype among Black players. In a tweet Saturday, Watson’s agent called the commentary “racist propaganda.”

Quincy Avery, Watson’s personal quarterback coach, also called out the commentary, saying it was “disrespectful.”

The two other analysts in the clip, Emmanuel Acho and Marcellus Wiley, didn’t say much about the comment. Acho has been silent on the topic on social media, but Wiley did issue a response to the criticism.

Instead of issuing some sort of apology, Wiley doubled down and said those who were upset were simply being “sensitive.”

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