Controversial former NFL receiver Antonio Brown used a racial slur to describe Notre Dame junior cornerback Charles Doe in a post for 'X.'
“Today’s C–k #CTESPN,” Brown tweeted before Notre Dame’s 23-10 win over Georgia in the Sugar Bowl, captioning an ESPN I wrote in the quoted tweet.
“Legend…I signed this kid to a NIL contract. Tag him in his X.”
Du is a native of Beijing and attended high school in California before joining Notre Dame as a walk-on.
He has not played in a game this season.
Notre Dame uniforms typically do not have players' names written on the back, but the Fighting Irish chose to do so for two College Football Playoff (CFP) games.
Toji's jersey on Thursday highlighted his heritage.
Brown, who starred for the Steelers and also played for the Patriots and Buccaneers, gained a reputation for making controversial comments about 'X' during his playing days.
Examples include going after Chiefs star tight end Travis Kelce and his pop star girlfriend Taylor Swift, attacking Fever star Kaitlyn Clark, and attacking Tom Brady and his ex-wife. These include fooling Gisele Bündchen and comparing former Steelers offensive coordinator Matt Canada to Adolf Hitler.
Notre Dame defeated No. 2 seed Georgia on Thursday to advance to the CFP semifinals against Penn State, which beat Boise State in the quarterfinals.
The Fighting Irish previously defeated Indiana 27-17 in the first round.
Notre Dame opens the game as a 1.5-point favorite over the Nittany Lions on DraftKings on January 9th in the Orange Bowl in Miami Gardens, Florida.
The other semifinal, to be played on Jan. 10 at the Cotton Bowl in Arlington, Texas, will see Ohio State favorably take on Texas.
The national title game is scheduled for January 20th in Atlanta.
