Miko Grimes tweeted: ‘Gotta respect Ross for keeping his Jew buddies employed’ as part of lengthy criticism of Dolphins’ top executives

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Miko Grimes, the wife of former Miami cornerback Brent Grimes, was drawn into an antisemitism row on Monday when she accused Dolphins owner Stephen Ross of “keeping his Jew buddies employed” by not firing GM Mike Tannenbaum.

On Monday, as part of a lengthy Twitter tirade over the Dolphins’ perceived failings, Miko Grimes tweeted:

Miko Grimes (@iHeartMiko) Gotta respect ross for keeping his jew buddies employed but did he not see how tannenbaum put the jets in the dumpster w/that sanchez deal?🤔

Ross and Tannenbaum are Jewish. The Glazer family, who own her husband Brent’s current team, the Buccaneers, are also Jewish. Tannenbaum, who was hired by Miami in 2015, left the New York Jets after signing Mark Sanchez to a disastrous five-year, $58.25m deal.

Miko Grimes has long been critical of the Dolphins and their personnel. Last year, she openly criticized Ryan Tannehill, who threw 24 touchdowns and 12 interceptions on the season. Brent Grimes was cut by Miami in March after nine years with the team, and days later signed a $16.5m deal with the Bucs.

By Monday afternoon, Grimes was yet to delete the tweet, and she was unrepentant afterwards:

Miko Grimes (@iHeartMiko) U think im gonna tweet racist remarks in an attempt to offend TWO PEOPLE? Lmao!! Why would i? Why would i want to offend "jewish" ppl?🤔

Miko Grimes (@iHeartMiko) Yall want me to be the bad guy so bad. And im cool with that. But dont call me a racist u ignorant fucks! Thats one thing im not.

Miko Grimes (@iHeartMiko) Lets see how long it takes for yall fake reaction to end. I say noon. Its almost 10am in LA. Lets see if yall still offended in 2hrs.😂😂😂

She also told ESPN: “When I wrote ‘Jew buddies’, I was speaking about how a lot of communities (Jewish, Christian, gay, sometimes fraternities and sororities) will hire their ‘own people’ for jobs before others. That’s a fact! Why people find facts offensive is strange to me. And now I’m a racist? Lmao! How?”

The Dolphins told ProFootballTalk that the team have no comment. The Buccaneers also said they have no comment.