If the goal of Miko Grimes’ behavior a year ago in Miami was to get her husband, Brent, released by the Dolphins, perhaps she doesn’t realize that they already did.
In an extended Twitter rant that was captured by TheBigLead.com, Grimes continued her assault on the Dolphins — with specific criticisms of quarterback Ryan Tannehill, owner Stephen Ross, and V.P. of football operations Mike Tannenbaum.
The rant began as a question of the relative basketball merits of Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal. Miko eventually compared Kobe Bryant fans to Ryan Tannehill fans.
“Both are super stupid but at least Kobe was a baller,” Miko Grimes said. “Tannehill is a bum!”
She then took a five-hour break before returning with this: “The Dolphins f–king stink! They will never be great as long as Stephen Ross is the owner, Tannenbaum is the G.M., and Tannehill is the QB!”
Next, Miko Grimes claimed that Brent was going to retire if he stayed with the Dolphins and that she “got him out of his contract. . . . Now we got Jameis!”
“No way I was gonna let him retire with a bum at QB, G.M., and owner! No f–king way! We will go out on a high with a REAL QB, not a WR at QB!” Miko Grimes added.
After another 20-minute break, the rant took a turn that could cause problems for Brent Grimes in his new place of employment.
“Gotta respect Ross for keeping his Jew buddies employed but did he not see how Tannenbaum put the Jets in the dumpster w/that Sanchez deal?” Miko Grimes said, before adding that “you won’t hear any of this while we’re in Tampa.”
She may have already said too much. Whether Miko Grimes knows it or not, ownership of her husband’s current team also is Jewish. Family patriarch Malcolm Glazer’s parents were Lithuanian Jewish immigrants. Last year, Bryan Glazer gave $4 million to a Jewish Community Center in Tampa.
PFT has requested comment from both the Dolphins and the Buccaneers regarding the remarks. Miko Grimes has not yet deleted any of the tweets, telling anyone who objects to her words to “stay off Twitter if ur sensitive.”
That disclaimer may not be good enough. While the Glazers clearly want to win (as the revolving door in the head coach’s office confirms), they may decide that the distractions created by Miko Grimes already outweigh whatever value Brent Grimes can bring to the franchise. At a minimum, they may want to let her know that comments like that are indeed anti-Semitic, even if she thinks anyone who believes that is “soft as puppy sh-t.”

 

A day after Miko Grimes made an anti-Semitic remark during her latest rant against the Dolphins, the team that previously employed her husband, Brent, through 2015, Miko has found the culprit: It’s the media, of course.
“The media is the problem,” Miko Grimes told JoeBucsFan.com. “They make things stories so they get clicks. They are the ones that want the fame. They wanna be famous for writing the story that got the most clicks even if it’s not really a story at all. They tell you to be offended in the title usually. It’s brainwashing at its best! I get harassed for saying [Ryan] Tannehill is a bum but Johnny Manziel’s dad can say he’s a junkie and he hopes he gets arrested so he doesn’t end up dead, and he’s praised! What if those comments from his dad are the ones that sent Johnny over the edge?
“What I’m hearing is this: If you say something the media likes and it fits their narrative (Johnny [Football] is a junkie) then whoever agrees gets praised. But if you say things that don’t fit their narrative (Ryan Tannehill is a bum) you are called a cancer and your husband should lose his job. How come Johhny’s dad isn’t a cancer? What kinda father writes those things about his son? Why not help him or talk to him privately? Everyone uses social media how they see fit. Whether you are a racist, a sexist, a homophobe, a realist, or a comedian. You have the freedom to say what you want. Now if you’re in a position where saying what you want can get you fired, and you can’t feed your family, then you have to be careful. I don’t have an employer. No one can fire me. I’m very wealthy, so I don’t have an issue feeding my family. But I’m also not a racist.”
We can summarize her position far more concisely. She wants attention on her own terms.
It’s the J.J. Watt phenomenon: Look at me, talk about me, write about me . . . as long as you are praising me. If you’ll be criticizing me, mind your own damn business.
Besides, it’s far too late for Miko Grimes to characterize herself as being disconnected from her husband’s career. She has claimed that she talked Brent’s way out of Miami, and that she is the one who negotiates his contracts. She does radio interviews and podcasts and, before she was arrested prior to a Dolphins game last season, she had a radio show or her own in Miami.
Miko Grimes isn’t the usual player’s wife. She aspires to have a voice and, presumably, a career of her own in the media she dislikes. She obviously craves fame (or at least notoriety) in her own right, and not as an extension of her football-playing spouse.
I don’t care if she thinks Ryan Tannehill is a bum. A lot of people think he’s a bum. And if new Dolphins coach Adam Gase becomes one of those people over the next six months, Tannehill likely won’t be back in 2017. (Miko Grimes likely will claim credit at that point for being right all along and/or opening the team’s eyes to the fact that Tannehill is a bum.)
Regardless, she landed on our radar screen on Monday only because she dabbled in anti-Semitism. She can scream she’s not a racist, she can claim it was a compliment, she can blame the media, she can do whatever she wants. It doesn’t change the fact that, in her effort to seek attention for herself, she crossed the line, she stubbornly refuses to acknowledge she crossed the line, and she’s pissed at anyone who would dare point out either of those facts.
We’re now done talking about Miko Grimes. Not only has she taken her Twitter feed private, but she also has blocked the PFT account. At some point, however, her desire for attention on her own terms likely will result in either or both of those decisions being reversed.