The Carolina Panthers have reportedly fired a junior employee over insensitive posts he made regarding the murder of Charlie Kirk.
According to the Charlotte Observer’s Scott Fowler, Charlie Rock – who worked as the Panthers’ Football Communications Coordinator – has been dismissed by the team over the alleged posts on Instagram.
Trump ally Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at a Q&A event for Turning Point USA – the conservative nonprofit organization he founded back in 2012 – at Utah Valley University on Wednesday, with his assassination sending shockwaves across the world.
Images circulating on social media appear to show that Rock shared a video of Kirk saying ‘it’s worth it to have a cost of, unfortunately, some gun deaths every single year’ in order to protect Second Amendment rights, before adding his own comment.
He allegedly wrote alongside it: ‘Why are yall sad? Your man said it was worth it…’
Another screenshot also shows Rock’s Instagram account allegedly posting the song ‘Protect Ya Neck’ by the Wu-Tang Clan after Kirk was fatally shot in the neck on Wednesday.
The Carolina Panthers have reportedly fired an employee over insensitive posts he made regarding the murder of Charlie Kirk
Charlie Rock – who worked as the Panthers’ Football Communications Coordinator – has been dismissed by the team after allegedly sharing the posts on Instagram
The Panthers said in a statement Thursday: ‘The views expressed by our employees are their own and do not represent those of the Carolina Panthers. We do not condone violence of any kind.
‘We are taking this matter very seriously and have accordingly addressed it with the individual.’
The Daily Mail has reached out to the Carolina Panthers for comment on the reports of Rock’s firing.
According to his LinkedIn profile, Rock first joined the Panthers as an intern in June 2024 before being promoted to Football Communications Coordinator in June this year.
The University at Albany graduate, who earned a Bachelor’s degree in Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management, previously worked as a football communications associate for the Chicago Bears, a football PR intern for the Los Angeles Rams and as PR staff for the College Football National Championship.
Kirk, a married father of two, was hit by a single bullet while speaking to a crowd at the public university in Orem. He collapsed immediately after and was rushed to hospital, where he succumbed to his injuries.
While two suspects were initially captured, it was later revealed that the shooter has not yet been found and a major manhunt has been launched by the FBI and Utah police.
Kirk leaves behind his wife Erika Frantzve, with whom he had a three-year-old daughter and a son, 16 months. The couple celebrated their fourth wedding anniversary in May.
Trump ally Kirk was shot and killed while speaking at Utah Valley University on Wednesday
Three high-profile NFL stars expressed their anger at the assassination of Kirk after horrifying footage of the shooting emerged on social media.
New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart, who was born in the Utah city of Kaysville, said he was disgusted after watching the viral clip. He took to social media to champion Kirk as someone who ‘did great things for our country’.
Dart wrote on his Instagram story alongside a video of the shooting, which he later deleted: ‘This is some bull s*** man!!! Absolutely sickening!!!
‘Praying for him and his family,’ he continued along with a heartbroken emoji after posting a photo of Kirk holding one of his children.
‘Charlie did great things for our country!! Political Violence NEEDS TO STOP!!
‘Pray for our country man. This is disgusting and Sad!!!’
Dart then shared a post from Team Trump titled ‘Pray for Charlie Kirk’ and commented alongside it: ‘May God watch over him and his family!’
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson did not reference the incident directly but reposted a poignant message on his X account.
Giants rookie Jaxson Dart fumed over the ‘sickening’ attack in a now-deleted Instagram post
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson also reposted a poignant message on X
It read: ‘Celebrating the death of someone you don’t share the same beliefs as is wild. Seeing it play out in real time is disgusting.’
Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker also spoke out on Kirk’s murder, posting: ‘Thank you for your strong witness for Christ @charliekirk11.
‘Thank you for pursuing truth and leading your family as a husband and father. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May their soul and the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.’
Butker then reposted two of Kirk’s historic tweets that read ‘It’s all about Jesus’ and ‘Jesus defeated death so you can live.’
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