The NFL is a game in which one team wins while another faces a loss. However, fans take it too seriously and can be quite cruel at times. A similar incident happened with Minnesota Vikings star Alexander Mattinson after the team’s recent loss. The running back faced heavy racist attack on social media
Recently, the Minnesota Vikings lost the game to the Philadelphia Eagles by 34-28. During the match, Alexander Mattinson got 28 rushing yards with 9 carries and lost a fumble as well. After that, enraged fans sent some extremely racist messages to the star player calling him “N*get” and “Bl*ck”. Mattinson shared the screenshots of some of those messages and mentioned that he received over 60 such messages.
“Hey n*gger do you know how to hold onto a gun and pull the trigger I mean give it a try cause you clearly can’t hold on to a football which is you’re PROFESSIONAL CARRER [sic] so try something new please,” a message read.
This is truly disgusting and shameful.
After the #Eagles game, #Vikings RB Alexander Mattison was called the N-word, was told he should commit suicide and was told a number of other racist terms in his DMs by “fans”, he shared on Instagram.
This is what some athletes face every… pic.twitter.com/mKfR8tkTw4
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) September 15, 2023
After Alexander Mattinson posted the screenshot on his Instagram story, NFL reporter Dov Kleiman posted the same on X. He condemned the people for sending such racist comments, calling it “disgusting and shameful”. After that, other fans also expressed their surprise in the comment section.
One fan wrote, “Jesus that’s wild, people are nasty”. Another one wrote, “Terrible Vikings fans”. One fan commented, “This is unacceptable”. Another fan wrote, “Disgusting. Plain and simple”. One fan wrote, “Sickening”. Another one wrote, “JFC that’s horrible”. One fan commented, “That’s awful”. Another fan wrote, “Gross”.
Whatever happened with Alexander Mattinson is totally unacceptable and brutal. No matter what the outcome of a game is, fans should never treat a player this way.
What did Alexander Mattinson say about the racist comments from fans?
After the loss against the Eagles, fans were too hard on Alexander Mattinson. The screenshots he shared were only a few, and he reportedly got around 60 of them. It undoubtedly hurt the star running back to get such treatment from his team’s fans. However, he didn’t hesitate to put his point forward and expressed his disappointment.
While sharing the screenshots, the talented player called the messages “unacceptable”. Mattinson clearly wrote how so many people sent him “disgustingly disrespectful messages”. The NFL star mentioned that fans should not go to this extent as he’s also a “human” at the end of the day.
“But this sh”t is unacceptable… I hope the 60+ people who decided to come at me with disgustingly disrespectful messages tonight in DM’s and comments, really reflect on WTF you say and how it could truly affect someone. Under my helmet, I am a human.. a father.. a son. This is sick,” he wrote.
Alexander Mattinson has been contributing well to the Vikings ever since his debut in 2019. It must have been heartbreaking for the RB to get such treatment for fans.