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Andrew Hawkins calls out ESPN over Father's Day tweet

Cleveland Browns wide receiver Andrew Hawkins, who is the father of an adorable young boy named Austin, did not appreciate the way ESPN wished the NFL a “Happy Father’s Day” on Sunday.

Here’s the response Hawkins had to a collage of photos that the official ESPN NFL Twitter account shared:

You get a D for diversity RT @ESPNNFL: Happy Father's Day to all the NFL Dads out there. pic.twitter.com/AfIU8wZ3KN

— Andrew Hawkins (@Hawk) June 21, 2015

While we doubt there was any ill intent on the part of ESPN, the NFL is made up of nearly 70 percent black players.