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ESPN's Maria Taylor receives support from colleagues after sharing hate message directed at family

ESPN’s Maria Taylor opened up on Monday about hate speech her family received in response to her criticism of Buffalo Bills backup quarterback Jake Fromm.

Fromm apologized in June after a private text message surfaced online showing Fromm writing that only “elite white people” should have access to guns. Fromm and Taylor were both student-athletes at Georgia, where Taylor played volleyball.

Taylor responded to Fromm’s text on ESPN’s “First Take” in June.

Taylor: It hurts to your core

"Every time [prejudice] is revealed, and it's someone say you love or you've enjoyed covering, it hurts to your core.