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Posted By simmons on May 14, 2015

Defensive lineman Khalif Mitchell has been fined undisclosed amounts by the Canadian Football League and the Montreal Alouettes for inappropriate posts on Twitter, including a link to a holocaust denial video.

CFL commissioner Jeffrey Orridge said Mitchell violated the leagues social media policy.

There is absolutely no place in our league for commentary used to divide or disparage others along the lines of sex, race, religion or sexual orientation, Orridge said in a statement.

While we acknowledge that players have a right to hold and express their own opinions, in no circumstance do we condone activity or comments that are derogatory or inappropriate, putting the Leagues reputation in question and we feel Mr. Mitchells recent posts on social media have violated these principles.

Alouettes president and CEO Mark Weightman said the team denounced Mitchells online posts.

His postings are disappointing and in no way reflect the opinions and values of the Montreal Alouettes Football Club, said Weightman. His postings were completely unacceptable and the Alouettes apologize to anyone who was offended by them.

He said the team fined Mitchell the maximum allowed under CFL rules, also for violating the teams social media policy.

Bnai Brith Canada alerted the Alouettes and the league to a series of tweets sent recently by Mitchell. It said Mitchells Twitter feed was replete with bizarre postings and outlandish conspiracy theories, comparisons of police officers to the Ku Klux Klan and hateful videos denying the Holocaust.

As an all-star and role model for Canadian youth, Mr. Mitchell should not be sending out divisive and hateful tweets under the banner of the Montreal Alouettes organization, said Michael Mostyn, CEO of Bnai Brith Canada. Mr. Mitchell has a history of posting wacky and offensive tweets.

In 2012 the CFL fined Mitchell an undisclosed amount for violating the leagues social media policy for using derogatory terms against people of Chinese descent.

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