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Eli Apple's mom criticizes John Mara's domestic violence comments

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Annie Apple, the mother of New York Giants cornerback Eli Apple, criticized comments made by franchise owner John Mara regarding kicker Josh Brown's domestic violence history.

Mara made comments deemed insensitive by many when discussing the Giants' handling of Brown's pattern of domestic abuse.

"He admitted to us he'd abused his wife in the past," Mara said in a radio interview, according to Albert Breer of The MMQB. "What's a little unclear is the extent of that."

When some on Twitter seemed to indicate to Annie that criticizing her son's boss may be construed negatively by the organization, she had this response:

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