Taybor Pepper — a long snapper for the 49ers — has had to turn off replies to a Ricky Pearsall-related post on X after being subjected to political hate over his liberal views on the social media platform.
Pepper, 30, took to X on Sunday after learning that Pearsall was in serious but stable condition following a gunshot to the chest, stemming from a street robbery in San Francisco on Saturday.
‘Glad to hear Ricky is stable,’ Pepper posted.
He later added in reference to conservatives flooding his initial post on the rookie wide receiver: ‘Cannot believe I had to mute replies to my last tweet.’
Pepper previously bashed the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) for a convention with Donald Trump this year, and the Pat McAfee Show for its lack of research on women’s Olympic boxing on X and was targeted by Republican-leaning users on X for his liberal viewpoints online despite them not having much relation to Pearsall.
49ers long snapper Taybor Pepper faced hate on X for his liberal views after he tweeted about being glad to hear that Ricky Persall is in stable condition
Pepper later replied to conservatives slamming him on X although 49ers fans backed him too
‘Are you still [a] liberal piece of s***?’ someone replied to Pepper’s initial X post on Pearsall.
‘Democrat,’ another user pointed out.
‘Should be a wake up call to vote RED,’ a person emphasized to Pepper. ‘Everyone knows liberal policies have destroyed many communities across California and the nation.’
However, 49ers fans came to their player’s rescue, hitting back at those slamming Pepper for his political beliefs under his post on Pearsall.
‘Public safety =/= politics, but I don’t know, what all you’re responding to,’ someone shared. ‘Praying for Ricky and the safety of our city.’
Pepper previously criticized Pat McAfee and NABJ due to their conservative-learning beliefs
‘I don’t know why all we can’t put politics aside and appreciate that another life was not taken,’ said another user. ‘I hope your teammate recovers and is back on the field wrecking defense. It may not be this year but I hope he’s back to 100%.’
‘I hope he heal real quick and fully,’ a person wrote, referring to Pearsall. ‘This really sucks. And it’s 0% about football.’
Pepper, who played in 17 games last season, will surely get the nod as the 49ers’ first long snapping option when the team takes on the New York Jets at home on Sept. 9th. He signed with San Francisco in 2020 after going undrafted in 2016.
Pepper played for Michigan State in college (2012-15).
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