The New York Giants announced Friday that they had waived Janoris Jenkins, two days after the injured cornerback used a slur against a fan who had been critical of the team’s performance in a Twitter exchange.

The exchange occurred Wednesday morning when Jenkins listed his statistical line for this season, including his total number of tackles, interceptions and passes broken up, in a Twitter post.

The fan then asked Jenkins, an eight-year National Football League veteran, whether that mattered after the Giants dropped their 11th game of the season in an overtime loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday night. The team has won only twice this season and has the second-worst record in the league.

Jenkins responded, “I only can do my job.. retard.” He later offered an apology for his word choice, but said he “didn’t mean no HARM.”