Last week, the New York Giants cut ties with cornerback Janoris Jenkins. The move was made after Jenkins called a fan “retarded” via Twitter. He apologized, but it obviously wasn’t enough to convince the Giants to keep the cornerback around.
Now a member of the New Orleans Saints, Jenkins claims that the New York media “twisted” his words.
“I mean, I never stood by it. They twisted it. I said I’m sorry to whoever I offended,” Jenkins said, via Amie Just of the Times-Picayune. “The way I was raised, we got different cultures and different terms that you use.