NFL star Marlon Humphrey is facing backlash after slamming Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles’ gesture of sportsmanship at the Paris Olympics as “disgusting.” The Baltimore Ravens cornerback , 28, appears to have deleted the initial offending tweet, in which he reportedly said, “This is literally disgusting,” in response to the gold medalist Americans bowing to Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade as she took the gold in Monday’s floor finals. “I’m lowkey getting cooked right now,” Humphrey tweeted Monday evening.
“I think I’m getting cussed out in Brazilian on Instagram.” As Biles — the most decorated gymnast in history — told “Today” Tuesday, “I think it’s all about sportsmanship, and we don’t care whether we win or lose. “We’re always going to keep a good face and support our competitors, because they’ve worked just as hard as we have for that moment.
So you have to give them their flowers. And that’s exactly what me and Jordan were doing,” continued the seven-time gold medalist. She added that the U.
S. Olympians were “so happy” for 25-year-old Andrade, who “deserved it.” At a press conference following the day’s events, Biles said Chiles, 23, had been the one to suggest the overture to Andrade, to which Biles said: “Absolutely.
” “She’s so amazing. She’s queen,” Biles said of her competitor. “And, first, it was an all-Black podium, so that was super exciting.
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She’s such an excitement to watch. ..
. It was just the right thing to do.” “She’s an icon, a legend herself,” added Chiles .
“So I feel like being recognized is what everybody should do when it comes to somebody who’s put in the work, put in the dedication. ..
. Not only has she given Simone her flowers, but a lot of us in the United States, our flowers as well. So giving it back is what makes it so beautiful.
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