Robert Griffin III’s wife Grete has hit back after her husband became embroiled in a war of words with ex-NFL teammate Ryan Clark over WNBA star Angel Reese and interracial marriage.
ESPN star Clark ignited the feud with Griffin III earlier this week, dismissing his criticism of Reese because he’s married to a white woman.
Reese and WNBA rival Caitlin Clark clashed during the season-opener between the Indiana Fever and Chicago Sky, with Griffin III accusing Reese of ‘hate’.
That sparked a remarkable response from Clark, who claimed Griffin ‘is not having conversations at his home about what black women have to endure in this country.’
The former safety, who won a Super Bowl with the Steelers and now works with Jason Kelce on ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown, also pointed out that Griffin III has twice ‘been married to white women’.
Griffin III is now with Estonian heptathlete Grete Griffin. They share three daughters and, on Tuesday, Grete replied to Clark on social media.
Robert Griffin III’s wife Grete has addressed Ryan Clark’s comments about interracial marriage
ESPN star Clark ignited a war of words with former NFL teammate Griffin earlier this week
Clark dismissed Griffin’s criticism of Angel Reese because he’s married to a white woman
She posted a video on Tiktok of RGIII pretending to hold her back as she attempts to attack someone.
Grete Griffin did not name Clark but she made reference to his comments with the caption: ‘When someone has something to say to my non-confrontational husband’.
It was posted to the family TikTok account, @_thegriffinfamily, and entitled ‘Say it with yo chest!!!’ alongside a laughing emoji.
The feud was sparked over the weekend, when Reese tried to confront Caitlin Clark after the Indiana Fever star slapped her rival’s arm hard enough to knock the ball loose and send Reese to the floor.
‘After watching Caitlin Clark’s flagrant foul on Angel Reese and the aftermath, there is no way Angel Reese can continue the lie that she doesn’t dislike Caitlin Clark,’ Griffin posted on social media on Sunday morning. ‘I know what hatred looks like. Angel Reese HATES Caitlin Clark. Not some basketball rivalry hate either. Hate.’
That sparked a furious reaction from Ryan Clark. He played with RGIII on the then-Washington Redskins but, on his podcast Monday, Clark questioned whether the former quarterback was fit to comment on Reese.
‘When RG3 jumps onto the hate train or the angry train, it now follows what we saw from (former MSNBC star) Keith Olbermann and Dave Portnoy, as they poured onto Angel Reese to make her the villain, and Caitlin Clark heroic,’ Clark said.
‘The one thing we know about RG3 is he’s not having conversations at his home about what black women have to endure in this country. About what young black women and athletes like Angel Reese have had to deal with being on the opposite side of Caitlin Clark’s rise and ascension into stardom.
Clark said Griffin would make ‘corny jokes about milk and how much he loved it’ as a player
The WNBA launched a racism investigation a day after Angel Reese got into it with Caitlin Clark
‘If you’re RG3, when is the last time within your household you’ve had a conversation about what [Angel Reese is] dealing with? You haven’t been able to do that because in both of your marriages you’ve been married to white women.
‘You haven’t had opportunities to have those conversations, to educate you on what they’re feeling, what black women deal with, what they’re seeing when they think of a young Angel Reese, and the whole time that he’s mimicking Angel Reese and bobbing his head and moving his neck while he’s doing this whole piece, his wife is in back clapping.
‘When I worked with RG III, he would make all of these sort of corny jokes about milk and how much he loved it and how important it was and he always points out on social media the color of his wife’s skin, as if the color of her skin is what makes her special, as if the color of her skin is what makes her a good wife.
‘I’ve met the lady. I’ve had a conversation with her. I think she’s more than that, but it also leads to what black women deal with a lot from black men, who have chose to date or marry outside of their race.
‘They always feel like they have to go the extra mile to prop up the woman that they’re married to or the woman that they’re with over black women by denigrating black women.
‘There’s no need to pin those two (Clark and Reese) against each other and paint them based on stereotypical tropes. I think this is what I like RG III to know. That no matter how much he continues to echo the micro aggressions of racists, he’ll be no less black than me.’
Before Griffin tied the knot with Grete in 2018, he was married to fellow former Baylor student Rebecca Liddicoat for three years.
The 35-year-old responded to Clark with an angry post on Monday night. He called out Clark for ‘personally attacking me and my family’ in a lengthy statement on X.
‘There’s a line you don’t cross in life and Ryan Clark sprinted past it.
With his wife in the background, Griffin took to social media to blast Reese on Sunday morning
After Griffin called out Clark for his comments, the ESPN star branded Griffin ‘a phony’
‘Ryan Clark didn’t like my take on Angel Reese hating Caitlin Clark. That’s fine. Disagreement is part of the game. But instead of debating my point, he personally attacked me and my family. That shows how low of person he is.
‘I gave a sports opinion: I said Angel Reese hates Caitlin Clark, based on repeated, visible actions on the court and in press conferences. I backed it up with five separate examples from the game of basketball because that’s what I do. I analyze sports. I stay in the arena.
‘Just because Angel Reese is Black doesn’t mean that her game and actions can not be critiqued. A Black man or woman is not restricted from giving a sports opinion on another Black man or woman just because you don’t like it. Everyone can give their opinion on everyone no matter what color they are.’
It did not end there, however, with Clark replying: ‘Bruh you know what it is with me and you! I saved you the entire season on MNF. I urged people to let you be you. No matter how corny, how bad a teammate you were I had your back.
‘What did you do? Invite someone on your show you know I don’t fool with to ask questions about me, and then hit me weeks later to tell me you’re gonna challenge one of my takes!
‘You’re a phony bro. One of the worst teammates I ever had both on the field and in TV. You gotta do what you gotta do. I didn’t attack your wife. I spoke on what you do on social media and TV. Like I said. I met your wife and she seemed like a lovely lady that was worth more than the color of her skin! You be good bruh.’
