Meet The ‘Journalist’ Who Tried To Ruin The Heisman Trophy Winner’s Glorious Night

Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray had his victory tainted by some jerkface journalist who decided to report on a series of “offensive” tweets Murray tweeted when he was a 14 and 15.

Queer. He called his friends queer.

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

USA Today published the piece by Scott Gleeson. He made it sound like the “problematic” tweets just *poof* appeared out of no where. They just magically resurfaced.

Heisman Trophy winner Kyler Murray had a Saturday to remember. But the Oklahoma quarterback’s memorable night also helped resurface social media’s memory of several homophobic tweets more than six years old.

When Murray was 15 years old, he tweeted at his friends (via his since-verified Twitter account) using an anti-gay slur to defame them. Four offensive tweets remained active on his account late Saturday night but were eventually deleted by Sunday morning — when Murray apologized for his insensitive language in a tweet.

Hm. They just “resurfaced,” huh? I highly doubt that.

Look at the way it's worded: "But the Oklahoma quarterback's memorable night also helped resurface social media's memory of several homophobic tweets more than six years old."

If Gleeson found these tweets on his own then this is a dishonest way of framing the article. @USATODAY pic.twitter.com/D3ktsC5qHL

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) December 9, 2018

Wait. It gets worse. Look at this chump’s resume.

A resume that appears to belong to Scott Gleeson says he's covered LGBT issues in sports, specifically "on homophobia"

There's no problem with this, so why's it relevant?

Gleeson wrote in his report that the tweets just "resurfaced" tonight.

Is this true or did he dig them up? pic.twitter.com/ovnNwkz5zz

— Ryan Saavedra (@RealSaavedra) December 9, 2018

He’s obsessed with gay athletes and “homophobia” in sports. I’m willing to bet that he went out on a mission to uncover these tweets and start a stupid controversy.

Voice is everything. He "resurfaced" them.

— Natalie_Page (@Natalie_Page) December 9, 2018

It’s clear that he dug them up. His career thrives off generating hit pieces on those who find athletic success.

— Noah Daves (@RealDealDaves27) December 9, 2018

What a jerk.

h/t Twitchy