Minnesota Vikings Fan Attacks Player With Racist Messages Following Team's Loss To The Eagles

Racist messages flooded Minnesota Vikings player Isaiah Rodgers' inbox over the weekend following his team's loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. The Vikings cornerback shared screenshots of messages he received from a fan calling him racial slurs and referencing Hitler. Hours later, Rodgers went to X to share more about the encounter, stating the messages shown weren't even the worst he's seen.

Following the Eagles' win over the Vikings (28-22) on Sunday, October 19, Rodgers shared a screenshot of messages from a fan who harassed him over his performance.

"Good f-cking sh-t f-ck face," one of the messages read. "U f-cking suck," another said.

And the messages only got more derogatory, with one saying, "F-cking n-gger."

Another read, "Ur worse [than] Hitler," and another said, "Waste of air," before he was called the N word a second time.

In the screenshot Rodgers shared online, the NFL player replied with colorful language, writing, "F-ck you!!!"

The unknown user replied, apologizing for their language and expressing remorse over their wrongs.

"I'm sorry," they wrote, "I know what I did was wrong, and I should of never done that."

On X, formerly Twitter, Rodgers addressed the messages he received and told his followers that he's gone through much worse than what was shown.

"Racism is real. Keep football football. That's not even the worse [sic] I've seen. Stay solid or stay silent," he wrote. "Fake applause, no support, or faithful and never switching. Pick a side and stay on it!"

He didn't stop there, though. Rodgers followed that post up with another, revealing he's "seen [and] read" the most "racist comments" since joining the NFL in 2020.

Rodgers' posts sparked a fierce response from users online who expressed their disappointment and sadness over the horrifying messages he received.

"I get that fans become emotional, but this reaction from a fan is uncalled for," someone wrote. "Rodgers was their best D-back about a week ago, and now he is just another N word."

"As an avid Eagles fan, no words for this type of behavior from any fan base," another user commented.

A third user called the comments "despicable" and suggested the user "be charged with harassment and fined."

On Instagram, users shared similar sentiments, with one calling the statements "wild" and another calling the interaction "INSANE."

This NFL season has already been riddled with much controversy, according to several reports from The Blast. Most recently, the New York Giants were in the headlines after their head coach, Brian Daboll, exploded at the team's doctor on the sideline after his quarterback, Jaxson Dart, was sent to the medical tent after being hit in the head during a play.

While Daboll apologized to Dr. Scott A. Rodeo, the NFL and the NFL Players Association launched a formal investigation into the team to ensure they followed proper protocols. During a post-game conference, Daboll attempted to explain his position, insisting that his reaction was related to knowing which play to call.

"I would have burned a timeout if he could’ve come out there. I was asking, ‘How long is it gonna take?’ So, again, you want your guy out there, not at risk of anything else. But, you know, he came out. ‘I think he’s gonna be good.’ I’m like, ‘Is he gonna be good or not? I’m gonna call a timeout on fourth down and go for this son of a b-tch.’ You know what I mean? So, I love our doctors...I apologize. I was in the wrong," he said.

Days before that, Arizona Cardinals' head coach Jonathan Gannon was fined $100,000 by the team's owners after footage showed him punching a player repeatedly on the sideline.

The terrifying moment occurred after one of the team's defensive players dropped the ball just before crossing into the endzone, costing the Cardinals the game.

Despite the careless mistake, Gannon acknowledged his behavior was out of line and apologized for his actions publicly and privately.

"I woke up this morning and didn't feel great about it, honestly," he said. "So in the team meeting I addressed it, I apologized to Emari, apologized to the team. I just told them I let the moment of what happened get the better of me."