Sunday was Father’s Day, and ESPN’s NFL Twitter account paid tribute to some of the dads across the league.
Cleveland Browns wide receiver Andrew Hawkins noticed something about the tweet though, and called attention to it.
You get a D for diversity RT @ESPNNFL: Happy Father's Day to all the NFL Dads out there. pic.twitter.com/AfIU8wZ3KN
— Andrew Hawkins (@Hawk) June 21, 2015
It’s an odd collage of players – four quarterbacks (three stars, and one uh…non-star), two tight ends, one retired center, and one running back. Why not replace Matt Birk with someone like Devon Still and his daughter Leah, who has captured the hearts of sports fans across the country?
I don’t think ESPN was *trying* to choose a bunch of white dudes, but that’s what they ended up doing and it doesn’t look too great in hindsight.
