A day after Heat forward Meyers Leonard apologized for using an antisemitic word while playing Call of Duty during a live Twitch stream, Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman wrote an open letter to Leonard about the incident.
Edelman, who is Jewish, started the letter by saying he did not want to add to the criticism that Leonard has faced within the last 24 hours but wanted to offer some "perspective."
"I get the sense you didn't use that word out of hate, more out of ignorance," Edelman wrote. "Most likely, you weren't trying to hurt anyone or even profile Jews in your comment.