Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey slammed Simone Biles and Jordan Chiles after they bowed to Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade on the floor finals stage.
On Monday, minutes after the results were announced, Humphrey, 28, took to X to express his feelings about the two Team USA gymnasts who praised Andrade after she won her first gold medal of the summer.
Biles and Chiles finished second and third in the event, respectively. Andrade had torn her ACL three times in her career before winning for the first time in Paris. She now has six career Olympic medals, two of them gold (Andrade also won the vault final in Tokyo in 2021).
“This is absolutely disgusting,” Humphrey captioned the SportsCenter post capturing the moment Biles and Chiles showed their love for Andrade.
He later received criticism for his position.
Simone Biles (L) and Jordan Chiles (R) bow to Rebeca Andrade after her victory in the floor final
Ravens cornerback Marlon Humphrey condemned the sporting gesture on social media
“Yes because it’s disgusting to give flowers to someone who has had THREE torn ACLs and is still a top gymnast,” one user shared on X in response to Humphrey’s post.
Another Olympic spectator said the same thing: “God forbid athletes show disrespect to a fellow athlete who has suffered multiple ACL tears.”
Someone else said a couple of things to Humphrey, and told him, ‘Go to a final and win something. Then you can talk.’
“This is literally beautiful,” one user commented in contrast to Humphery’s response.
The three-time Pro Bowler later said he felt the anger of Brazilian fans on social media, though he seemed to have forgotten that they speak Portuguese in the South American country.
“I’m secretly going crazy right now. I think I’m being called Brazilian names on Instagram lol,” Humphrey shared in a separate post.
Humphrey later received criticism for his X comment, especially from Olympic fans in Brazil
Biles finished the 2024 Olympics with four medals, three of them gold, bringing her total to eleven.
She also praised Andrade for setting the bar high in gymnastics at the Olympics.
“I’ve never had an athlete this close,” Biles said of facing the Brazilian. “It definitely kept me on my toes and brought out the best athlete in me. So I’m excited and proud to compete with her.”
“I’ve never been so stressed. Thank you, Rebeca.”