To anyone who follows NFL football, the idiocy of the statement by Michael Yaki in a San Francisco Chronicle op-ed is evident:

The San Francisco 49ers reside in the most demographically diverse region of the country, and their fan base reflects that diversity. Their head coach is African American, who certainly would not have taken kindly during his playing days to being described as playing like a gangbanger.

He’s speaking of former Bears linebacker Mike Singletary — who not once in his career pulled any of the outlandish or embarrassing stunts that you see today’s NFL players perform on a daily basis. Rush would not refer to Singletary as a “gangbanger” because Singletary never acted like a “gangbanger.”

And as a coach, Singletary has zero tolerance for what Rush might call “gangbanger” actions. In 2008, for example, his star tight end, Vernon Davis, was penalized for slapping an opposing player in the face after a catch. Singletary immediately sent Davis to the locker room for the rest of the game. Here’s Singletary in his post-game new conference: