Should Tim Ryan be fired for his Lamar Jackson comments?

by Daniel Tran

San Francisco 49ers radio analyst Tim Ryan is catching heat for comments he made regarding Baltimore Ravens player Lamar Jackson, saying the quarterback was good at play-action because his dark skin hides the ball. Ryan has already been suspended for his comments and apologized, but many are calling for his job. Should he be fired?

It's about to be 2020. People should know better than this.

Tim Ryan may have thought it was harmless, but saying a black players' skin gives him an advantage on the football field is insensitive at best and racist at worst. There is no room for that when you have the platform Ryan has to spread that kind of nonsense.

He should be fired.

The guy is already getting suspended. Can't people just leave him alone?

Yes, what he said was wrong, but he already apologized for it and it didn't seem like he meant it to be a critique of Jackson. Ryan is already getting punished. There's no reason to mess with his employment for a misstep when he is already remorseful.

He shouldn’t have to lose his job.
