*Cleveland Browns running back Isaiah Crowell has pledged a game check to a Dallas police organization as part of his apology for posting an Instagram drawing that showed a hooded individual slitting the throat of a police officer.
“I wanted you to hear my voice and see my face and understand that I’m sorry,” Crowell said in a video he posted to Facebook. The offensive drawing went up after the police killings of Alton Sterling in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Philando Castile in Falcon Heights, Minnesota, and before the killing of five Dallas police officers Thursday night.
Crowell said he made an “extremely poor decision” when he posted the drawing, and that “by posting that picture, I became part of the problem. I don’t want to be part of the problem. I want to be part of the solution. To back that up, my first game check is going to the Dallas Fallen Officers Foundation.”
One game check for Crowell is worth $35,294, according to ESPN.com.
Saying he wants to work toward opening a dialogue between his community and police, Crowell also added: “I know this might not change your mind about me, and I know I can’t take the post back, but I’m sorry. And moving forward, I’m committed to being part of the solution.”
Watch the video below:
The Dallas Fallen Officer Foundation was established in 2009 by active Dallas police officers to help immediate families of officers critically injured or killed in the line of duty.
Stephen Loomis, president of the Cleveland Police Patrolmen’s Association, was critical of Crowell written apology on Tuesday, calling it “store bought” and inadequate, according to TMZ Sports. But on Wednesday, he said on 92.3 The Fan in Cleveland that he accepted and appreciated Crowell’s video apology.
Cleveland police chief Calvin Williams said that Crowell apologized to him in a call Tuesday and that Crowell said he was caught up in the emotion of last week.
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