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Eagles Linebacker Nate Gerry Apologizes For Racist Tweets

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When it comes to Social  Media, you can never escape your past. Eagles linebacker Nate Gerry now knows what that’s like, as he came under fire on Thursday afternoon after old tweets containing racial slurs resurfaced.

The Eagles linebacker was forced to apologize for and disown his past behavior. Gerry ‘s tweets included repeatedly used a variation of the n-word in tweets dated for the years 2011 and 2012 when the linebacker would have been 16 or 17 years old.

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Shortly after the old tweets resurfaced, Gerry took to his Twitter account to offer an apology for his actions:

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I have been made aware of some offensive social media posts I sent out many years ao. I am incredibly disappointed in myself and downright sick over these actions because I know that they don’t reflect my values as a person, but more importantly because I understand the damage that my words have caused.

That type of language is never acceptable. I am committed to showing through my actions that is not who I am or what I represent. I take full responsibility and apologize to the organization, to my teammates, our fans, our community and everyone who I have offended by these incredible insensitive and harmful posts.

https://twitter.com/NathanGerry/status/1314316757017006080?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1314316757017006080%7Ctwgr%5Eshare_3&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2F2020%2F10%2F08%2Fsocial-media-unearthed-old-racist-tweets-from-eagles-nathan-gerry-lb-soon-releases-statement-tweets%2F

The Eagles organization commented on his tweets:

“We were very disappointed to learn of Nate Gerry’s insensitive social media posts. We do not condone or support that type of behavior in any way and we have discussed this matter with Nate privately. He understands that his actions were offensive and harmful and that the language he used is unacceptable.” –Philly Voice

This is why you must let your kids know that tweets in their teens could come back to haunt them.  Just say no to racist Tweets.

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