Newly signed Broncos offensive lineman Menelik Watson is from Manchester, England, and the 6-foot-5, 315-pound giant tweeted words of strength Tuesday morning in support of his homeland and those affected by .
My heart is heavy! Praying for all the families & friends who lost a loved one yesterday. Time to show the world how strong us Mancs are! 🇬🇧
— Menelik Watson (@MenelikWatson)
“My heart is heavy!” Watson wrote on Twitter. “Praying for all the families and friends who lost a loved one yesterday. Time to show the world how strong us Mancs are!”
, Watson called the terrorists “scumbags” and said he has no sympathy for the attackers.
“Scumbags want to impose their will on people through terror, and it doesn’t work. It never works,” Watson said in the video. “The city of Manchester will only get stronger from this.”
Watson played for the Oakland Raiders the last four seasons. He was a second-round pick by the Raiders (No. 42) in the 2013 draft, and Broncos general manager John Elway was .
A Denver chapter of Manchester City soccer fans also offered a message of strength to the victims in a tweet Tuesday morning, which included a photo of a columbine flower.
“Terror and evil come in many forms, but evil will never prevail,” the tweet said in part. “It did not prevail here at Columbine High School or in the theater in Aurora, and it will never prevail in Manchester.”
Our message to our friends in Manchester
— MCFC Denver – Premier League Champions (@MCFCDenver)
