Victor Cruz apologizes for controversial Zimmerman tweet

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Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White wasn't the only NFL receiver to quickly express his outrage over the George Zimmerman acquittal on Twitter Saturday night.

New York Giants star Victor Cruz tweeted immediately after the verdict that "Zimmerman doesn't last a year before the hood catches up with him," before later deleting it and explaining why in a series of tweets on Sunday afternoon.

My tweet last night was my initial interpretation of the reaction I was reading on twitter.I immediately realized my tweet was a mistake and...

I apologize, that's why I deleted it. I believe conversation not confrontation leads to change and progress. I never have and never will...

advocate violence under any circumstances and I pray that we all encourage and educate each other. The death of Trayvon Martin is an...

unthinkable tragedy that is any parent's worst nightmare. As a father, I want my daughter to grow up in a country that uses this tragedy to...

heal and grow and progress. My prayers continue to go out to Trayvon Martin's family.

Cruz continued to explain himself on The Dan Patrick Show Monday.

"In the moment, when it happened, I'm not going to lie, I was a little angry," Cruz told the radio host. "If that was your son or your kid that happened to, you want some type of justice to be served for what happened. The verdict comes and it's the opposite of what you thought it would be. I put out the tweet as a reaction to what I was seeing on Twitter and what my friends and family were writing on Twitter."

full: http://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nfl/giants/2013/07/15/cruz-explains-zimmerman-tweets/2517965/

Interview on the Dan Patrick Show:

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1. do people no longer just talk in person to close friends

especially if they just want to let off something but which shouldn't be taken too seriously ?