On the field, Nease High School quarterback Marcus Stokes was a serious competitor to tend with, but off the field, it was only one word that led to a whole new world of trouble.
Who is Marcus Strokes?
The Joker” Marcus Stokes is always considered the ” Wild Card” when he steps on the field. He’s a duel threat quarterback with deceptive speed, who can get the ball down field to his targets.
He makes lots of plays in crunch time and plays with tremendous confidence. Has played basketball at the high school level.As predicted by Andre’ Ellis of DuvalSports.com Stokes had a tremendous breakout junior season for Nease.
He led the Panthers to the playoffs with a 9-4 record, their first playoff win since 2008. He led the team in both passing and rushing yards tossing the pigskin for 2,672 yards with 22 touchdowns, while rushing for 496 yards with 6 touchdowns.
Stokes will certainly be a Times Union Super 11, and is ranked the #1 area quarterback by Duval Sports in 2023. He is a 2021-2022 Duval Sports Prime Time Player. Stokes committed to Florida July 7th after flipping from a commitment to Penn State in April.
Marcus Strokes Trending Rapping video
A video on social media of Stokes using a racial slur while singing a rap song in his car led to the University of Florida rescinding Stokes’ scholarship offer to the Division I school.
Social media expert Dwann Holmes, with Brand On Demand Media, says words on social media can always come back to haunt you. She suspects UF saw the Trending video as a conflict to its brand.
Holmes Reaction To Marcus stokes rapping video
“From a branding perspective, Well it doesn’t look good, and it wouldn’t look good if they would potentially move forward with it. Because the thing that we all must recognize is that there are many African American players on the team, they are supported by tons of African Americans, you know, you know that. And so that doesn’t sit well,” Holmes said.
Holmes says she understands UF’s decision because of the hyper-sensitive society we live in today. She says social media is one of the first places potential employers look to learn more about the job applicant.
Ted Reaction To Marcus stokes rapping video
“They’re going to look at your social media communication. It’s the way of the world today. And so again, you’ve got to be very careful,” she said.UF’s decision to cut ties with Stokes is drawing varying opinions from News4JAX viewers.
“Kids make mistakes and I assure you if there was social media when we were kids and held to this standard, half of us wouldn’t have careers or families. This is sickening and worse that a university would back this,” Ted writes.
Charles Reaction To Marcus stokes rapping video
Charles is calling out what he sees as a double standard of writing.“His only problem is he was white singing a rap song and using that word. If he’d been Black it’s ok no big deal, my opinion. It’s not acceptable if anyone says it,” he states.
Stokes posted an apology on social media.
“I was in my car listening to rap music, rapping along to the words and posted a video of it on social media. I deeply apologize for the words in the song that I chose to say. It was hurtful and offensive to many people, and I regret that,” the senior posted to Twitter.
“I fully accept the consequences for my actions, and I respect the University of Florida’s decision to withdraw my scholarship offer to play football. My intention was never to hurt anybody and I recognize that even when going along with a song, my words still carry a lot of weight.
I will strive to be better and to become the best version of myself both on and off the field. I know that learning from my mistakes is a first important step.”
