Chris Kluwe went scorched earth on the Minnesota Vikings over Twitter Friday because of his dissatisfaction with the way they’ve handled negotiations regarding his lawsuit.
Kluwe is suing the Vikings and alleging he was cut by the team over his political/same-sex marriage views. He was in negotiations with the team over a possible settlement, but that fell through, and he plans to sue the team next week for $10 million.
The Vikings released a statement Friday regarding the case, which included a summary of an investigation’s findings. The team says the investigation concluded there was no sufficient evidence that Kluwe was discouraged from sharing his political beliefs. They also concluded that Kluwe was released because of declining performance and the distraction his outspokenness caused.
Kluwe wanted the Vikings to release the entire findings of the investigative report for public consumption, rather than a summary/condensed version of the findings. He was also upset that stories about him making fun of the Jerry Sandusky rape case were publicized and felt the need to retaliate via Twitter.
Below is Kluwe’s Twitter strike against the Vikings, which included an allegation that some notable players were caught with an underage girl.
Never let it be said that I didn't try. Apparently the Vikings want to do this the hard way.
— Chris Kluwe (@ChrisWarcraft) July 18, 2014
And that retweet is why the report needs to be made public. People thinking that a sports team is more important than human rights.
— Chris Kluwe (@ChrisWarcraft) July 18, 2014
Oh, and in case anyone thinks this is some sort of cash grab, we'll be going for max damages and all money I get will go to LBGTQ charities.
— Chris Kluwe (@ChrisWarcraft) July 18, 2014
This is not about the money for me. This is about doing what's right.
— Chris Kluwe (@ChrisWarcraft) July 18, 2014
A page and a half. The NSA is wildly applauding the Vikings' definition of "open and transparent" right now.
— Chris Kluwe (@ChrisWarcraft) July 19, 2014
And yeah, if the Vikings want to play dirty, we can talk about ALL sorts of stuff.
— Chris Kluwe (@ChrisWarcraft) July 19, 2014
Sure I gave my strength coach a hard time. Once. I made a joke about the Sandusky case, because he was a big Penn State guy.
— Chris Kluwe (@ChrisWarcraft) July 19, 2014
That's in the report, by the way, but you wouldn't know it from the Vikings' version. Wonder what else they might be covering?
— Chris Kluwe (@ChrisWarcraft) July 19, 2014
That's in the report, by the way, but you wouldn't know it from the Vikings' version. Wonder what else they might be covering?
— Chris Kluwe (@ChrisWarcraft) July 19, 2014
Oooh, shall we talk about the time two very well known Vikings players were caught in a compromising situation with an underage girl?
— Chris Kluwe (@ChrisWarcraft) July 19, 2014
Bet you didn't hear about that one in the news. We can do this all day, Vikings. Special teams hears *everything*.
— Chris Kluwe (@ChrisWarcraft) July 19, 2014
But we'll save all that for the trial. It'll be more fun that way.
— Chris Kluwe (@ChrisWarcraft) July 19, 2014
Don't worry folks, you'll know when I'm on tilt. The Vikings clearly think turning this dirty will scare me off. Says all you need to know.
— Chris Kluwe (@ChrisWarcraft) July 19, 2014
The Vikings announced Friday that special teams coach Mike Priefer was suspended three games, but the suspension can be reduced to two if he completes sensitivity training. Kluwe wanted a 4-8 game suspension for Priefer and the Vikings to donate $1 million to LGBT charities.
The Vikings say Kluwe made Jerry Sandusky jokes, indicating he would not have been offended by Priefer’s anti-homosexual comments. Kluwe did not deny making the Sandusky jokes — which included cutting a hole in the seat of his pants like he was a Sandusky victim.
