Aaron Rodgers Comments on Fan Who Interrupted Moment of Silence

November 16, 2015   ·   Tyler Conway   ·   Jump to comments

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers criticized a fan at Lambeau Field who made a derogatory comment during a moment of silence before Sunday's 18-16 loss to the Detroit Lions.
Rodgers addressed the situation in his postgame press conference, per Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk:
I think it's important to do things like that, we're a connected world, you know—six degrees of separation. I must admit, though, I was very disappointed with whoever the fan was who made a comment that I thought was really inappropriate during the moment of silence. It's that kind of prejudicial ideology that I think puts us in the position that we're in today as a world.
The moment of silence was being held to honor victims of Friday's terror attacks in Paris. Smith's report indicates the fan made a negative remark toward Muslims, either saying "death to Muslims" or "Muslims suck."
Whatever the case, the comment was unnecessary and unfortunate. It's goo...

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