Miko Grimes, the wife of Tampa Bay Buccaneers CB Brent Grimes, accused the Oakland Raiders’ offensive line (all of whom are black) of allowing star QB Derek Carr (who is white) to get hurt over Carr allegedly telling players not to kneel during the national anthem before the team’s game against the Washington Redskins earlier this season.
As they say, big — if true:
Raiders OL didn't block with full effort for QB Derek Carr after he told him not to kneel according to wife of NFL CB Brent Grimes @RevoltTV pic.twitter.com/5y60Zfgikx
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) November 7, 2017
Grimes later took to Twitter to defend her comment, saying it’s a rumor she heard and “just repeated”:
For those of i thinking i started the alleged Raiders rumor, i didnt! A guest on my podcast brought me that tea. I just repeated it.
— Miko Grimes (@iHeartMiko) November 7, 2017
My REAL FANS heard that Raiders tea WEEKS AGO!!! And nobody cared until my Breakfast Club (cont) https://t.co/vsU0EwsNgU
— Miko Grimes (@iHeartMiko) November 7, 2017
Yeah, repeated without any digging of her own. The version that’s been going around has a lot of errors, to say the least.
Let’s just say this is freaking insane:
Derek Carr got hurt on an extended play where the OL did its job. Let’s stick to reality. https://t.co/HPmqiZW5NH
— Cian Fahey (@Cianaf) November 7, 2017
Here’s the play where Grimes thinks the Raiders OL allowed Carr to get injured. First, the injury happened a week later against Denver. Second, it’s a bootleg play away from the protection and Carr held the ball for about 5 seconds, which is an eternity in the NFL:
Twitchy readers may remember Grimes after her arrest in 2015 for head-butting an officer at a Miami Dolphins game:
'Head-butted an officer': Wife of Dolphins CB Brent Grimes arrested at today's game in Miami http://t.co/IeUgd0TyiN
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) September 28, 2015
Chargers were later dropped against Grimes over what the prosecutor called “irreconcilable differences in witness testimony.”
Raiders players are starting to react to Grimes interview, and they’re not happy. Via ESPN’s Dianna Russini:
I did some digging on the Raiders story claiming the offensive line intentionally let Derek Carr get hurt…
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) November 7, 2017
Told by several Raiders sources this claim is entirely false. "This couldn't be further from the truth" Here's how it was explained…
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) November 7, 2017
Raiders went to Washington D.C. and discussed as a team including the owner, head coach, and team leaders how they would handle the anthem
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) November 7, 2017
As a team they decided to stay inside the locker room during the National Anthem…however SNF broadcast protocol goes coin toss then anthem
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) November 7, 2017
The Raiders had to come out on the field during the coin toss and couldn't go back in the locker room for the anthem. This caused confusion
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) November 7, 2017
Raiders didn't know what to do. I'm told "Derek Carr never told his team to stand, sit, or kneel. He told them I respect your choice"
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) November 7, 2017
Finally, an offensive lineman did point out Derek Carr was injured the following Sunday in Denver, he held the ball too long and he knows it
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) November 7, 2017
I also got a text from a Raiders offensive player "please don't ask me for a response to dumb stories. Derek is our guy" #Raiders
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) November 7, 2017
As for Carr and the Raiders, here’s what the QB tweeted last night:
Love my teammates! Great win and now we are already started on the next one! #RaiderNation
— Derek Carr (@derekcarrqb) November 6, 2017
Seem that everything is fine with us. Why stoke racial issues?
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