Robert Griffin III appears to take jab at former ESPN colleagues after their Jackie Robinson monologues

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After the Department of Defense had taken down, then re-posted, an online feature about Jackie Robinson's military service, even including the letters "DEI" in a new link, Mina Kimes let her feelings on the matter known.

Kimes made an appearance on ESPN's "Around the Horn" on Wednesday, just hours after the story was restored, saying the MLB legend's history "matters."

"Jackie Robinson was known for many things. But above all, first and foremost, it was his ongoing courage in the face of racial discrimination," Kimes said. "In fact, in addition to crossing the color barrier in baseball, he served in a segregated unit in the Army and, in one instance, refused to move to the back of the bus, was arrested and acquitted. That matters. That history can be erased, it cannot be undone, and it must be recognized to fully understand and celebrate his legacy."

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Oct 16, 2023; Inglewood, California, USA; Robert Griffin III on the ESPN Monday Night Football Countdown set at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, on Oct. 16, 2023. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

It may or may not be a coincidence, but her former ESPN colleague, Robert Griffin III, said in an X post of his own that sports shows should be about sports.

"Sports shows on TV should be about sports not politics," the former NFL quarterback wrote.

"This tweet is not about Jackie Robinson. His significance can never and should never be erased. Breaking the color barrier in baseball in itself is not political," Griffin continued. "Jesse Owens winning 4 Gold Medals in itself was not political. Jack Johnson becoming the 1st Black Boxing