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Daily Mail
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Groveling Ryan Clark issues fresh apology to his family after 'dragging' them into ugly race scandal
Ryan Clark has issued an apology to his family for 'dragging' them into his race scandal with fellow ex-NFL star Robert Griffin III. In response to Griffin's commentary on the Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese feud earlier this month - in which the former quarterback said Reese 'hates' her rival - Clark took aim at the race of Griffin's wife, Estonian heptathlete Grete. Clark said that his former teammate Griffin 'is not having conversations at his home about what black women have to endure in this country,' and also pointed out that Griffin III has twice 'been married to white women'. Those remarks led to both Grete and Griffin calling him out, and Clark apologized to the family last week. But he's also asked forgiveness from his own family for seemingly getting them involved in the situation. 'As I end this I need to apologize to my family. [His wife] Yonka, Jaden, Jordan, & Loghan I am sorry,' he wrote on X. 'Until this week I didn't realize how much you defend me, & deal with the fall out of my stuff. As I end this I need to apologize to my family. Yonka, Jaden, Jordan, & Loghan I am sorry. Until this week I didn't realize how much you defend me, & deal with the fall out of my stuff. This week brought it all to a head. Yonka has been dragged the entire week, & Jaden who we… — Ryan Clark (@Realrclark25) May 25, 2025 'This week brought it all to a head. Yonka has been dragged the entire week, & Jaden who we raised in our home has been used as a pawn. Yonka didn't deserve what happened to her this week. 'She's a beautiful woman that's devoted her life to our family. Shes never wanted to be out front, been the backbone of support. She raised Jaden as her own from the age of 4, & shown up for all 3 of our babies 100% of the time. She's now started a career to help others. That's who she is, & who I'll allow her to be.' Following his remarks, it emerged that Clark's daughter, Jaden, is biracial, and the ex-Steelers safety was branded as a 'hypocrite' online. In a video accompanying his latest apology, Clark said on his 'The Pivot' podcast that he 'didn't want or need' to attack Griffin, and that his intent was to 'defend a young black woman' in Reese. His initial comments came after Clark was assessed a flagrant foul on Reese in their WNBA opener, after slapping across her rival's arm (and sending her to the floor) to prevent a layup. An incensed Reese then beelined for Clark when she got up before others intervened. Days later, Clark issued an apology to the Griffin family for his words and said that he made a mistake involving Grete. 'Let me say this before getting into reasoning, before getting into thought process: She should not have been brought up in me trying to make a point about how having black women close to you and the things that you learn from them can help you in the way that you approach and speak to and about them,' Clark said on the latest episode of 'The Pivot.' 'She didn't need to be the illustration of that. I could speak positively about what they are without making the insinuation that it's something that non-Black women don't do well. 'To Grete, I was out of line. I was out of bounds. I apologize,' he later continued. 'To all of the people that don't like RG's take or takes or the way that he moves, or even if you just in this conversation, take my side and want to support me, leave his family alone. 'It doesn't take a daily attack on his wife, on his children, to remind him that you think his take, his takes, or whatever it is, is the wrong thing to you. Families should be off limits. I started that by bringing her into it. 'I see that no matter what my intent was, the impact was different. If I had to do it all over again, I would do it a different way.' Clark's remarks also earned criticism from his co-workers at ESPN, who reportedly wanted the network to 'punish' Clark for his comments. Griffin himself posted a lengthy response on social media, saying that Clark was 'personally attacking me and my family' in a lengthy statement on X. He added: 'There's a line you don't cross in life and Ryan Clark sprinted past it.
Hindustan Times
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Ryan Clark family: All about his wife Yonka Clark and children amid RG3 controversy
Former NFL player and current sports media personality Ryan Clark has now dropped a sudden bombshell on Robert Griffin III, talking about RG3's marriage to Grete Griffin. This comes soon after Robert Griffin III reignited the Angel Reese and Caitlin Clark controversy, where the former quarterback-turned-analyst expressed his belief about Reese's lies. During a show at the 'The Pivot Podcast," Clark was heard saying, 'When RG3 jumps onto the hate train or the angry train, it now follows what we saw from Keith Olbermann." ALSO READ | Santino Casio: Megan Thee Stallion fans donating to Tory Lanez stabbing suspect? 'The one thing we know about RG3 is he's not having conversations at his home about what Black women have to endure in this country,' Clark continued, sparking off a heated debate. Ryan Clark's love story with his wife Yonka Clark is an interesting read in the world of NFL. Clark is married to Yonka, with the couple first meeting at the Archbishop Shaw High School graduation picnic in 1997. Yonka Clark hails from Ama, Louisiana. When they first met, their opinions about each other were not very 'marriage-ey,' says The Sun. According to their report, Ryan considered Yonka "the snootiest, meanest" woman he had ever met, with Yonka thinking that Ryan was an "arrogant" football player. ALSO READ | Who is Joseph Cross, Marathon director addresses Bungie art theft accusations However, once they got to know each other, their opinions changed, and their relationship eventually flourished. They tied the knot in 2004, almost seven years after they were introduced to each other. Ryan and Yonka have three children: Jaden, Jordan, and Loghan. Jaden is pursuing a career in counseling, Jordan is involved in college football, and Loghan is interested in culinary arts, according to a Yahoo report.
