Matt Forte: Brian Urlacher is Blinded by Wealth, Privilege

Matt Forte has responded to Brian Urlacher’s Instagram post comparing NBA players boycotting playoff games to Brett Favre’s Monday Night Football performance one day after his father died.

The comment @BUrlacher54 posted is void of empathy, compassion, wisdom and coherence. But full of pride and ignorance! I pray for those who have been blinded by their wealth, privilege and earthly fame that breeds arrogance in their hearts. And those who refuse to
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— Matt Forte (@MattForte22) August 28, 2020

Acknowledge racism and injustice but instead choose to place their energy into justifying it by quickly judging the victims life as if they themselves are more valuable because their sins are different or weren’t caught by man... but God sees all

— Matt Forte (@MattForte22) August 28, 2020

Former Bears running back Matt Forte offered a strong criticism of Brian Urlacher, who criticized NBA players for sitting out a game in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake.

Forte, who was Urlacher’s teammate for five years, wrote on Twitter at Urlacher showed with his social media post that he doesn’t understand what NBA players are standing for.

“The comment [Urlacher] posted is void of empathy, compassion, wisdom and coherence,” Forte wrote. “But full of pride and ignorance! I pray for those who have been blinded by their wealth, privilege and earthly fame that breeds arrogance in their hearts. And those who refuse to acknowledge racism and injustice but instead choose to place their energy into justifying it by quickly judging the victim’s life as if they themselves are more valuable because their sins are different or weren’t caught by man. But God sees all.”

Forte’s tweet was retweeted by, among others, Lance Briggs, the former Bears linebacker who played alongside Urlacher for 10 seasons.

August 28, 2020