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Patriots special teams player among athletes with opinions on the Jemele Hill-ESPN situation

Both Colin Kaepernick and Curt Schilling were among those who weighed in on the story.

Johnson Bademosi takes the field before opening night against the Kansas City Chiefs. AP Photo/Michael Dwyer

By Hayden Bird

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Athletes past and present are sharing their opinions on the most recent example of an ESPN employee expressing political thoughts, and the network’s response. Jemele Hill, a co-host of SportsCenter, originally called president Donald Trump a white supremacist on Twitter:

On Tuesday, the Connecticut-based media company responded with a statement distancing itself from Hill:

The original tweets and ESPN’s response spurred comments from across the sports world. Several athletes weighed in on the media story.

Patriots player Johnson Bademosi, who was recently acquired from the Lions, supported Hill:

https://twitter.com/j_bademosi24/status/907832649502396416

Others, like former Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling, had a different take:

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https://twitter.com/aubrey_huff/status/907736870938861568

Schilling was fired from ESPN in April, 2016 for a social media post that was deemed “unacceptable” in a company statement.

Coming to Hill’s defense on Twitter was a group that included Colin Kaepernick:

https://twitter.com/damienwoody/status/907993741511806977