Atlanta Falcons star running back Bijan Robinson shared a public apology for his use of a homophobic phrase during a postgame interview Thursday night. Robinson, ranked third at his position this season, used a demeaning term in response to a question from Thursday Night Football Nightcap analyst Richard Sherman. “You had a play where they threw it to you, Bijan,” Sherman said about Robinson’s performance in Atlanta’s 29-28 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “They threw it to you in the backfield, you made the first one miss, then legged three people. And I said, ‘This boy grew up in the backyard.’” Robinson, referring to the informal name of a “keep-away” game, responded, “Smear the queer, that’s what we do.” The player addressed his use of the insensitive phrase in a post to X early

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