Murray apologizes after anti-gay tweets surfaced following Heisman Trophy win
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Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback Kyler Murray issued an apology early Sunday morning after anti-gay tweets sent between 2011 and 2012 when he was 14 and 15 years old surfaced following the award presentation.
I apologize for the tweets that have come to light tonight from when I was 14 and 15. I used a poor choice of word that doesn’t reflect who I am or what I believe. I did not intend to single out any individual or group.
— Kyler Murray (@TheKylerMurray) December 9, 2018
The tweets from the Oklahoma quarterback and Oakland Athletics draft pick, which contained homophobic slurs directed at friends, have since been deleted.
With h/t to ESPN