Man placed on leave for alleged hateful comments directed at Miami football star

SportsMiami star defensive lineman Damon Wilson. (AP Photo/Thien-An Truong)AP Photo/Thien-An TruongBy Matt Connolly | mconnolly@pennlive.comThe Florida Bar has announced that an employee has been placed on leave as it continues its investigation into alleged comments the employee made directed at Miami star defensive lineman Damon Wilson.The Florida Bar previously announced that it was investigating the alleged comments after Wilson posted alleged screenshots of racist and threatening remarks sent to him on Instagram from Kade McLendon following Miami’s win over Florida State on Saturday.The messages included, “I am going to rape, beat and kill ur family.” McLendon also appeared to call Wilson a racial slur numerous times and said, “I hope my great grand daddy beats urs so hard you [expletive] farming equipment.”McLendon appears to have deleted his LinkedIn account and Instagram account.“The Florida Bar has put employee Kade McLendon on administrative leave while the investigation is ongoing,” a statement on X said. “The messages in question are not only ethically and morally reprehensible but also violate our internal social media policy for employees. As the internal investigation continues, we are committed to enforcing our policies and procedures while making sure that any due process rights are protected.”Wilson and Miami held off Florida State for a 43-35 double-overtime win this past Saturday night. The Hurricanes are now ranked No. 1 and will host Pitt this coming weekend.Wilson is in his first season at Miami after previously playing at Georgia and Missouri. So far this season, he has recorded 3.5 sacks. Last season at Missouri, Wilson finished with a career-high 9 sacks for the Tigers and also had an interception.Matt Connolly is a Sports Trending Reporter for PennLive, writing about the NFL, college sports and other topics. He has covered college football and college basketball since 2010 and was on the Clemson beat...