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The Green Bay Packers had a rough Sunday, losing to the Detroit Lions at home for the first time since 1991. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers wasn’t only disappointed by how his day ended, he was also disappointed with how it began.
Teams around the NFL decided to pay tribute to those affected by Friday’s terrorist attacks in Paris before kickoff this weekend. Some of the tributes – like the one in Philly – were pretty touching, but the one in Green Bay went a bit off the rails. During the pregame moment of silence, one fan at Lambeau Field thought it would be a good time to shout an extremely inappropriate comment directed at Muslims.
I just heard "Death to Muslims" during the moment of silence at Lambeau. Stay classy, Green Bay.
— Sean Angermeier (@seangermeier) November 15, 2015
The comment was apparently heard by many, including Rodgers and his Packers teammates. After the game, Rodgers called out the fan during his press conference with the media.
“I must admit, 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 puts us in the position that we’re in today.”
Well said. Be better than that. That might actually be even more embarrassing than losing to the Lions at home.
