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Who among the Las Vegas Raiders thought this tweet about the Derek Chauvin verdict was appropriate?

Like many pro sports teams, the Las Vegas Raiders organization posted a tweet on Tuesday evening alluding to Derek Chauvin's murder conviction. But while most pro sports teams aimed for a short, straightforward boilerplate message about the verdict, the Raiders opted for something far stranger.

"I can breathe" is the text overlaying a black background, with the date 4-20-21 — which has its own unrelated connotations — directly below. The Raiders logo is also shown.

As of 6 p.m. PST, the tweet is still up on Twitter. In fact, it's the Raiders' pinned tweet.

A screenshot of the Las Vegas Raiders tweet from April 20, 2021.