{"id":3970,"date":"2022-08-22T17:41:01","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T21:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/?p=3970"},"modified":"2022-08-22T17:42:08","modified_gmt":"2022-08-22T21:42:08","slug":"after-his-brothers-arrest-aqib-talib-steps-away-from-nfl-broadcast-duties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/after-his-brothers-arrest-aqib-talib-steps-away-from-nfl-broadcast-duties\/","title":{"rendered":"After His Brother&#8217;s Arrest, Aqib Talib Steps Away From NFL Broadcast Duties"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One week after his brother was booked on murder charges stemming from <a href=\"https:\/\/firstandpen.com\/staging\/5861\/tragic-aqib-yaqub-talib-incident-shows-how-keeping-it-real-can-go-horribly-wrong\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a melee at a youth football game in Texas<\/a>, former NFL player Aqib Talib announced he was stepping away from his duties with Amazon&#8217;s <em>Thursday Night Football<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talib revealed the news to the NFL Network&#8217;s Ian Rapoport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just spoke to Aqib Talib. In light of the recent tragedy, he is going to step aside from his broadcasting duties at Amazon to spend time with his family.<\/p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1561518919533346816?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 22, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;In light of the recent tragedy, he is going to step aside from his broadcasting duties at Amazon to spend time with his family,&#8221; tweeted Rapoport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talib&#8217;s decision comes after a fight that left a coach dead and families devastated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to witnesses, Aqib was upset about the referees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Coach Heith Mayes, who was at the game and saw the fight, said that Aqib Talib started the altercation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201dHe ran across the field and ran over on our sideline and got in the ref\u2019s face,\u201d said Mayes. \u201cHe threw the first punch, and you see Mike [Hickmon] trying to defend himself.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Talib&#8217;s older brother, Yaqub, got involved and started shooting, eventually hitting and killing coach Mike Hickmon.<\/p><div id=\"first-1928239231\" class=\"first-content first-entity-placement\"><!-- \/22950135888\/FAP_Article_Leaderboard_Instream2 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1700413625220-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 90px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1700413625220-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But Yaqub&#8217;s lawyer, who claims to have spoken with over 10 witnesses, said that his client was acting in self-defense and that Hickmon instigated the argument. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYaqub Talib acted in self-defense and defense of others,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2022\/08\/18\/sports\/football\/aqib-talib-brother-shooting.html\">said Clark Birdsall<\/a>. \u201cMy client is not guilty. He looks forward to the day when he can have his day in court.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfaa.com\/article\/news\/local\/yaqub-talib-lancaster-football-shooting-man-wanted-in-killing-of-another-man-at-a-lancaster-youth-football-game-police-say\/287-146f7389-c53d-4f04-9b7b-7e976d01de85\">According to Dallas TV station WFAA<\/a>, Hickmon, 43, was a coach of Dragons Elite Academy. Yaqub and Aqib Talib are coaches for North Dallas United Bobcats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Two days after the shooting, Yaqub surrendered himself at the\u00a0Dallas County Jail and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HowertonNews\/status\/1559713018669371393\">is now facing murder charges.<\/a><\/p><div id=\"first-633201458\" class=\"first-content_2 first-entity-placement\"><!-- \/22950135888\/FAP_Article_Leaderboard_Instream3 -->\r\n<div id='div-gpt-ad-1700413989195-0' style='min-width: 300px; min-height: 90px;'>\r\n  <script>\r\n    googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1700413989195-0'); });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Aqib Talib&#8217;s attorney, Frank Perez, issued a statement in which Talib expressed his remorse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>&#8220;Aqib Talib was present when this unfortunate incident occurred and is very distraught and devastated over this terrible loss of life. He would like to convey his condolences to the family of the victim and to everyone who witnessed this unfortunate tragedy.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We will continue to keep you updated on this situation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One week after his brother was booked on murder charges stemming from a melee at a youth football game in Texas, former NFL player Aqib Talib announced he was stepping away from his duties with Amazon&#8217;s Thursday Night Football. 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