Michigan football star Donovan Edwards reflects on off-field mistake

Today, Michigan football star running back Donovan Edwards addressed the media for the first time since the start of fall camp, which began last Wednesday for the Wolverines. At the end of his media availability, Edwards made a point to stick around and address an insensitive retweet, which occurred during the 2022 season and has been analyzed quite a bit.

Michigan football star Donovan Edwards addresses retweet situation

Following Edwards’ initial retweet last year, which featured a video of rap artist Kanye West discussing his views on Jewish executives in the rap industry, the Michigan football star immediately apologized for the retweet. He stated that he is “unequivocally against racism, exploitation and oppression in all forms, including stereotyping and trafficking in hate,” during his initial apology.

Here is what Michigan football star running back Donovan Edwards said this morning regarding last year’s retweet. It is worth noting that Donovan Edwards was not promoted or asked about the incident, he chose to go out of his way to address the matter on Friday.

“I feel like that was a great thing for me because it was a learning and building experience for me,” Donovan Edwards explained this morning. “The way I look at that is — I don’t have any kind of hatred. I don’t disgrace anybody. I have a love for everybody, all people. I don’t care who you are — black, white, Puerto Rican, Dominican. I don’t care because everybody is God’s children in the eyes of God. There’s nothing in the Bible that says only one race can make it into heaven’s gates; everybody can.

“… It’s not that I hate Jewish people, I don’t hate Jewish people,” the Michigan football star continued. “Black people are Jewish, too, just like how there are many other races who are other races. I don’t hate Buddhist people, I don’t hate Muslim people. I love all races because all religions are right. All religions have the same thing, and that is to love God and to treat your neighbor accordingly, to love each other the way that you love yourself.”

Michigan football star Donovan Edwards concluded his comments with an apology, stating that he has learned a lot and has a better understanding of the subject.

“I learned a lot from that,” Edwards concluded. “That’s why I don’t deprive myself of who I am because I know who I am. If you ask people in this building who really know me, they’ll say I’m a great person, and I know that myself, too. I apologize to anybody who I may have hurt, and I understand my actions, and I’m going to grow from them. It’s taught me a lot, so I’m thankful that happened.”

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