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Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jeff Garcia said Friday there was “nothing sexist” about comments he made about ESPN NFL analyst Mina Kimes lacking football knowledge because she never played the game.
Garcia came under fire when he snapped in an Instagram comment over Kimes’ analysis of 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo. Garcia appeared on 95.7 The Game in San Francisco to explain himself.
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Jeff Garcia of the San Francisco 49ers runs for a touchdown against the Arizona Cardinals during an NFL game Dec. 7, 2003, at Candelstick Park in San Francisco.
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“Well, first of all, I don’t owe anybody an apology for my beliefs and my experience at playing the quarterback position,” Garcia said. “The difficulty of that position, the expectation on that position, how qualified you have to be one of 32 starters in a National Football League from a mental and physical standpoint. People want to comment and tear down individuals based upon statistics. The only statistic that matters right now is are you winning or losing games.
“There was nothing sexist from what I had to say, outside of the fact that, yes, women don’t play professional football, there are women that do participate in football, but had it been a man saying the same thing, I would’ve had the same response for that man who has never stood in the pocket, who has never delivered a touchdown pass, has never taken a hit to the head while trying to make a play from within the pocket.
“To be able to sit there and criticize someone at the level Jimmy Garoppolo is at, at the level any of these quarterbacks are at, at the level that I played at and say that it was sexist, misogynistic — people wanted to say there was racism behind it — people wanted to break me down as a player. What you think, whatever you want to say, it doesn’t matter to me. All I care about are what Niners fans and faithful think, what my…
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