Kyler Murray Apologizes For Post With Michael Vick Jersey, Dog

Kyler Murray was remorseful after a current social media put up resulted in a ton of backlash … telling reporters he meant no hurt when he shared an image of him sporting a Michael Vick jersey whereas posing with a canine.

Murray addressed the controversy throughout his media availability on Wednesday … when he defined “in no way shape or form do I condone animal cruelty or dog fighting, whatever it is.”

“I saw how it affected people and decided to take it down,” he mentioned. “So, I apologize to anybody and whoever I affected with that.”

The 28-year-old — who has two canine — made it clear that his pups “get treated like kings.”

The wardrobe selection was on the heart of the outrage — as Vick was hit with a federal indictment in 2007 associated to a dogfighting ring, which noticed 70 animals get seized … so posing with a pup whereas sporting the athlete’s Virginia Tech threads was thought-about tone deaf.

The 13-year NFL veteran was suspended for his function within the operation … and he spent two years behind bars earlier than being launched in 2009. Once he was out, he signed with the Philadelphia Eagles later that summer season.

Learning from his errors, the 45-year-old has since change into an advocate towards animal cruelty … and has used his platform to name for stronger legal guidelines and efforts for animal rights.