Former NFL defensive tackle John Randle slammed U.S. President Donald Trump amid the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in Minnesota. On Saturday, 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti was fatally shot by ICE agents in Minneapolis during a protest. Pretti was the second U.S. citizen shot dead by the immigration agents after Renee Good was killed on Jan. 7.
Amid the ICE raids in Minnesota, Randle expressed his anger toward Trump’s administration on Instagram.
“I haven’t liked to talk politics on this account. I wanted to have a fun spot for Vikings fans, like me,” Randle wrote in an IG post. “Many fans have been scared of backlash, losing friends or followers, but I am saying clearly: I am NOT okay with people being taken from their homes and families being ripped apart. I am NOT okay with people being denied due process.
“I am NOT okay with reckless violence condoned by the Trump Administration. I am NOT okay with people being murdered in their own communities.”
According to a forensic audio analysis of video footage, ICE agents fired 10 shots at Pretti in less than five seconds. He was declared dead on the scene.
John Randle was Inducted Into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010
John Randle played in the NFL for 14 seasons. He was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent in 1990.
Randle played 11 seasons with the Vikings and three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks. The DT finished his pro career with 556 tackles, 137.5 sacks, 29 forced fumbles, one interceptions and one defensive touchdown. He earned seven Pro Bowl honors and six first-team All-Pro selections.
Randle was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.
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