Florida Bar looking into racist DMs from employee’s account to Canes lineman
Instagram direct messages to a University of Miami football player that included rape imagery, violent slavery imagery, three uses of the N-word and two uses of a homophobic slur are under investigation by the Florida Bar.
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That’s because the DMs to Hurricanes defensive lineman Damon Wilson II came from the account of a Florida Bar employee.
Asked about the investigation and possible punitive action, a Florida Bar spokesperson wouldn’t go beyond the organization’s statement that an investigation was in progress but did confirm “the employee whose social media account was implicated is Kade McLendon.”
McLendon’s Instagram account and his LinkedIn accounts were shut down Monday. Before that, however, several social media users took screenshots of his LinkedIn account that said he has been a computer technician at the Florida Bar since June 2024 and is a Florida State graduate. He could not be reached for comment Monday.
Saturday night, the Hurricanes outlasted Florida State, 43-35, the double overtime game adding another epic episode to the rivalry.
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In the 12 messages that Wilson appeared to have displayed on his Instagram stories, Wilson was called a “cotton picking” N-word, told “I hope my great grand daddy beat urs so hard” and was referred to as “farming equipment.”
Other messages wished painful rape upon Wilson because he “can’t play ball” and said “I am going to rape, beat and kill ur family.”
Wilson transferred to UM this season from Missouri, where he’d been a second team All-Southeastern Conference defensive lineman last season. He started his college career at Georgia after graduating from Venice High School.
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Miami Herald staff writer Jordan McPherson contributed reporting.
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