Michele Tafoya Gets Dragged Over Latest Political Comments

Longtime NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya is trending for all the wrong reasons on Thursday.

Recently, she announced that she was walking away from her gig after many years. The initial rumor was that her public criticism of Colin Kaepernick played a role in her abruptly leaving NBC.

Michele Tafoya Reportedly Retiring After The Season Following Rumors About Her Colin Kaepernick Takehttps://t.co/NTAgNPlBLE

— SideAction (@SideActionHQ) December 15, 2021

Even though that report seems to have been squashed, Michele Tafoya spoke out on how she feels more enabled to speak her mind on political happenings now that she’s not tied down by a network.

Specifically, Tafoya wants to advocate for kids not learning about critical race theory in schools.

“Why are we even teaching that the color of the skin matters? Because to me, what matters is your character and your values,” she said.

Immediately, people on social media were trashing Michele Tafoya over her latest take.

Imagine leaving a high-profile job over a made-up issue. Does Michele Tafoya even know what CRT is? Does she have kids in school being taught CRT? Can she provide any examples? https://t.co/s5ryE9ovoM

— Jemele Hill (@jemelehill) February 17, 2022

NBC Sports reporter, Michele Tafoya is retriring and going into Republican politics. I'm always shocked these days when a seemingly sane person turns out to be a Republican.

— Cenk Uygur (@cenkuygur) February 14, 2022

I grew up in a small, podunk town. We had two blacks in our grade. No minority teachers at all. Covering sports served to open my eyes w-i-d-e-l-y. But fools like Michele Tafoya walk away from this gig having learned nothing. It sincerely disgusts me. Shame on her. #

— Jeff Pearlman (@jeffpearlman) February 17, 2022

Michele Tafoya is currently on the White Nationalist Hour if you're curious what her post-NBC Sports career was gonna be

— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) February 17, 2022

Michele Tafoya says Colin Kaepeenick made a “business decision” and that’s why he’s not in the NFL. Oh this lady is trash https://t.co/8Ir94ef3gb

— 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐩𝐞 (@exavierpope) February 17, 2022

Perhaps now that Michele Tafoya doesn’t have the NFL tying her down, she can continue to spread her right-wing propaganda all over the place.

She’s already getting off to a hot start…

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