It’s ‘hard to believe’ that Derek Chauvin intentionally murdered George Floyd

Pro Football Hall of Famer Brett Favre said on Wednesday that he finds it “hard to believe” that former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was planning to kill George Floyd during Floyd’s arrest last year.

“I find it hard to believe, and I don’t defend Derek Chauvin in any way, I find it hard to believe, first of all, that he wanted to kill George Floyd on purpose,” said Favre on his podcast Bulging with Favre.

That said, his actions were inappropriate, added the 20-year NFL veteran. ‘I don’t care what color the person on the street is. I don’t know what led to that video we saw where his knee is in his neck, but the man had thrown in the towel. “

Favre’s comments came one day after a jury convicted Chauvin of second-degree murder, third-degree murder, and second-degree manslaughter.

In a video of the arrest, Chauvin is knelt on Floyd’s neck for more than nine minutes, even after Floyd passed out.

The football legend waded into the heated discourse surrounding Floyd’s death just a week after saying he wanted to take politics out of the sport. He said last week that he believed the involvement of politics in athletics has hurt games and that he agrees with those who have decided to stop watching sports.

On Wednesday, Favre defended his comments on politics and sports after receiving backlash by saying: ‘I just gave my opinion. I’m certainly not a racist, despite what some people might think, and you know, I’m for unity and I just feel like there’s a better way to unite our country. “

That said, there are a lot of things that have to stop. Favre said.

Meanwhile, in a statement on Tuesday, the NFL expressed support for the verdict in the Chauvin trial.

“Today’s outcome in the Derek Chauvin trial in Minneapolis does not undo the loss of life,” the statement read. “Mr. George Floyd should be here with us today. Our hearts remain with the Floyd family, and we understand that the pain, anger and frustration will not go away even when justice is achieved.”

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