Kyle Brandt was blunt in his reaction to the recent death of O.J. Simpson.
The “Good Morning Football” co-host shared a three-second long video of himself on X with the caption, “Thoughts on OJ Simpson’s legacy…” and said: “Murderer.”
Simpson — a Hall of Fame running back and actor, who was charged with the 1994 murders of his ex wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ron Goldman and then acquitted — died of prostate cancer on April 10 at the age of 76, his family announced in a statement on his social media account Thursday.
“On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer. He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren,” the statement read. “During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.”
Simpson’s attorney, David Cook, told TMZ his client died in Las Vegas.
His prostate cancer diagnosis was made public in February.
Brandt’s post came after former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner wrote on X: “Good Riddance” with the hashtag, “OJSimpson.”
Simpson, a 1968 Heisman Trophy Winner and 1973 NFL MVP, left behind a complicated legacy.
His decorated football resume and post-NFL Hollywood career was tarnished by the 1994 knife killings of Brown and Goldman — who were found stabbed to death outside her Brentwood home.
The murders took place on June 12, 1994, two years after Simpson and Brown divorced.
Simpson was arrested for the murders a few days later after the infamous a slow-speed car chase during which he was behind the wheel of a white Ford Bronco.
Although he was charged and then acquitted of the killings, Simpson was found liable in a civil wrongful death suit brought by the victims’ families, and ordered to pay them $33 million in civil proceedings.
Simpson and Brown married in February 1985, and went on to have two children: Sydney Brooke Simpson in 1985 and Justin Ryan Simpson in 1988.
In a separate legal matter, Simpson spent nine years behind bars on armed robbery and other felony charges.
He was released on parole in October 2017, and it ended in 2021.
In his 11-season NFL career, Simpson won four rushing titles and tallied 2,000 rushing yards in the 1973 campaign.
He earned first-team All-Pro honors five times and five Pro Bowl selections from1972-76.
Simpson retired from the NFL in 1979 after nine years with the Bills and two with the 49ers — and as the league’s second all-time leading rusher with more than 11,000 yards.
