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Browns RB Crowell Apologizes for Instagram Drawing Showing Police Getting Throat Slit

The Browns have yet another off the field issue on their hands, as they are answering tonight for running back Isaiah Crowell for his Instagram post showing a man dressed in all black slitting the throat of a police officer.

Here’s the post from Crowell, which has since been deleted.

Crowell has released a statement through the team stating he is sorry for his decision to post the picture.

“It was an extremely poor decision and I apologize for that mistake and for offending people,” Crowell said in a statement released by the team. “My values and beliefs do not match that image.”

“We have to be better as a society. It’s not about color, it’s about what’s right and wrong. I was very wrong in posting that image. Every single life matters, every death as a result of violence should be treated with equal outrage and penalty.”

The picture was posted after the killing of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. It was up before the killing of five Dallas police officers on Thursday night.

The Browns themselves have yet to release any type of statement regarding the matter.

There are plenty of opinions on twitter regarding Crowell and what he did, here are just some of the tweets:

Matt Loede has been a part of the Cleveland Sports Media for over 21 years, with experience covering Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association, the National Football League and even high school and college events. He has been a part of the Cleveland Indians coverage since the opening of Jacobs/Progressive Field in 1994, and spent two and a half years covering the team for 92.3 The Fan, and covers them daily for Associated Press Radio. You can follow Matt on Twitter HERE.

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