Tyrann Mathieu Says He Received Death Threats for Comments on Will Smith’s Death

April 12, 2016   ·   Tim Daniels   ·   Jump to comments

Arizona Cardinals defensive back Tyrann Mathieu stated Monday he's received death threats since speaking out about the death of former New Orleans Saints star Will Smith.
Sean Wagner-McGough of CBSSports.com passed along the New Orleans native's comments from The Rich Eisen Show about the reaction to calling Smith's alleged murderer, Cardell Hayes, a "coward" on social media:
I think it was one of those situations where he was really at the wrong place at the wrong time, and he bumped into the wrong person. I know the guy personally and, Rich, it's not really for me to put his personal business on air. Because when I came out yesterday and called him a coward, I received death threats from guys in New Orleans—from his relatives. And I'm thinking to myself..."What do you guys want from me? I'm only here to speak the truth."
Eisen provided more of the conversation with Mathieu, who also discussed the limited amount of time he spends in his hometown whenever he return...

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