A RETIRED NFL star has gotten plenty of grief for posing alongside an animal he killed during a South African hunting trip.
Fans criticized the former NFL quarterback for sharing a picture of the dead animal on social media.
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On Sunday night, the ex-Chicago Bears star Jay Cutler sparked outrage when he posted a photo on Instagram of a dead Sable Antelope.
Cutler had gone hunting with friends to the Eastern Cape city of Tyityaba.
The 43-year-old posed alongside the dead animal and revealed that it was indeed his kill.
“Kicked off the Africa hunt with a beauty. Sable down,” Cutler wrote in the caption.
Cutler shared the post to his 603,000-plus followers.
Fans, however, were left disgusted with Cutler smiling next to the murdered animal.
“Wow, Jay. You killed a wild animal in a place it’s rarely hunted and it had zero idea you were a threat. Suppeeerrr impressive buddy,” one wrote.
“This is nothing to brag about,” another commented.
“Why is this necessary?” a third asked.
“The worst kind of flex,” a fourth said.
Cutler played in the NFL for 12 seasons.
He’s best known for his days with the Bears, as he played with the franchise for eight seasons.
Cutler earned a Pro Bowl selection in 2008 and led the Bears to the 2010 NFC Championship game.
He entered the NFL in 2006 as a Denver Broncos first-round pick.
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Cutler was married to reality television star Kristin Cavallari.
The pair’s marriage ended in 2022.
Cutler and Cavallari, who were wed for seven years, had three children together.
In 2023, Cutler announced his engagement to Samantha Robertson.