In his letter, he apologized for not being better prepared to answer questions about Smith. But he also said he reported the situation.
i think this was more about not handling it well with the media, and not about trying to bypass his responsibilities.
Where did you see that, Nate? There's a letter posted on social media from him where he says he reported to those he was supposed to report to. I didn't see anything in that letter about what you've posted.
If there is any professional athlete that still hasn't scrubbed their social media accounts clean by now, they're taking a huge risk. Team management ought to make it a requirement like yesterday.