Tony Dungy was back on the air Saturday afternoon, talking football on NBC’s pregame show before the Jaguars and Chiefs squared off in a divisional round playoff game in Kansas City.
While he had a lot to say about football, he’s had very little to say about a disgusting tweet of his from earlier this week that supported a hateful conspiracy theory that has targeted transgender youth.
Dungy deleted the tweeted and offered a very hollow apology for his words and for seemingly believing one of the dumbest and most dangerous conspiracy theories that you’ll ever come across.
On Saturday, he decided to double down on his apology by posting an even worse one:
This past week I posted a tweet that I subsequently deleted. I issued an apology but not everyone saw it. So I am reposting my apology here. As a Christian I want to be a force for love to everyone. A force for healing and reconciliation-not for animosity. pic.twitter.com/esew5wjUyD
— Tony Dungy (@TonyDungy) January 21, 2023
I mean, did he really just post a screengrab of a statement that someone was telling him to post and think that was OK and good? It sure seems that way.
And that right there only adds to the awfulness of this situation and of Dungy’s insincere apology.
NFL fans were not impressed.