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Brett Favre says ‘hard to believe’ Derek Chauvin meant to kill George Floyd, slammed as 'hall of fame racist'

'Brett Favre was the same dude who said he wants to keep politics out of sports... except when it comes to defending a white cop who murdered an unarmed Black man,' said a user

Just a week after saying that politics should be left out of sports, Brett Favre has found himself in murky waters once again. Only this time, the Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback spoke about ex-Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin being found guilty on all three charges in the May 2020 death of George Floyd.

Just a day after the guilty verdict was announced, the nation was rejoicing at the victory. But Favre took to his podcast 'Bolling with Favre' alongside TV personality Eric Bolling to express what he thinks about the verdict - and safe to say, social media users were not happy with his mingling. 

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Favre said he doesn’t believe Chauvin intentionally killed Floyd. "I find it hard to believe, and I'm not defending Derek Chauvin in any way, I find it hard to believe, first of all, that he intentionally meant to kill George Floyd," Favre said. "That being said, his actions were uncalled for. I don't care what color the person is on the street. I don't know what led to that video that we saw where his knee is on his neck, but the man had thrown in the towel. It was just uncalled for."

Why this is particularly noteworthy is because it was just last week that he said he wanted politics out of sports as he believed it was hurting games. While he added that he is aware of the backlash regarding his previous comments, he stands by what he said. "I just gave my opinion. I'm certainly not a racist in spite of what some people might think, and you know, I'm for unity and I just feel like there's a better way to unify our country. That being said, there's a lot of things that need to stop," Favre said.

Needless to say, people on social media are upset. "I thought Brett Favre said athletes should stick to sports," one taunted. "So... Brett Favre had more of an issue when Colin Kaepernick took a knee on the field, than when Derek Chauvin took a knee on George Floyd. Got it," another user said. 

"Who cares what brett favre thinks man," one said. Another user pointed out, "Brett Favre was the same dude who said he wants to keep politics out of sports...except when it comes to defending a white cop who murdered an unarmed Black man."

Social media users cannot get over the hypocrisy of the situation and Favre's comments. "It’s just interesting how the always racist Brett Favre condemned Colin Kaepernick for peacefully taking a knee to bring attention to both racial injustice and police brutality, but is now coming in the defense of killer Derek Chauvin who used HIS KNEE to murder a black man." Another said, "Brett Favre is a hall of fame racist."

Favre had previously said to keep politics out of sports and said, "I know when I turn on a game, I want to watch a game. I want to watch players play and teams win, lose, come from behind. I want to watch all the important parts of the game, not what's going on outside of the game, and I think the general fan feels the same way. I can't tell you how many people have said to me, 'I don't watch anymore; it's not about the game anymore.' And I tend to agree."