Eagles cornerback Darius Slay seemed to defend embattled Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving in the wake of Irving's anti-Semitism controversy.
Slay, a four-time Pro Bowler, took to social media on Saturday to compare Irving's suspension by the Nets for promoting an anti-Semitic documentary to the Mississippi welfare fraud scandal involving Favre.
Without naming Irving specifically, Slay pointed out that Favre "didn't issue an apology or nothing" for his role in the misappropriation of millions of dollars of welfare funds.
"Brett Favre still big chilling huh!! Guess we forgot what he did," Slay added.
Last week, Irving was suspended by the Nets for a minimum of five games for promoting a documentary -- available on Amazon Prime Video -- touting several anti-Semitic tropes. His return is reportedly contingent upon on several steps of remediation, including apologizing and working with anti-hate groups.
Slay was not alone in defending Irving. On Sunday, Pro Football Hall of Famer Ed Reed sounded off on the Irving situation on Twitter, saying he stood with Irving.
"These boys making business decisions, not worried about the people! I STAND WITH #KyrieIrving we are Harmed everyday! Stop acting as if BLACK folk are not treated worst than any. All the attn (apologies) PROVES it #CarryOn"
Reed's tweet was later deleted.
Last year Favre was revealed to have accepted more than $1 million in compensation, which was drawn from the misappropriated funds, in exchange for no-show speaking engagements. He returned the principal amount but was later sued for unpaid interest. Then, earlier this year it was revealed Favre had lobbied state officials to steer millions in welfare funds toward the construction of a volleyball stadium at his alma mater.
The episode cost the Hall of Famer at least a couple of national endorsement deals. He claimed he was unfairly "smeared" by the media.
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