Aaron Rodgers came to his teammate’s defense following a heavy dose of criticism. Rodgers took Scantling’s side after a costly error.
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Tied in overtime, 31-31, with the ball in their possession, it appeared as if the Packers were in good shape. However, the Colts had other plans:
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS FOOTBALL! JULIAN BLACKMON WITH THE FORCED FUMBLE!#ForTheShoe#Colts#GoPackGo#GBvsIND
📺FOX pic.twitter.com/KMo22Metoq
— Chris Shepherd (@NFLscheme) November 23, 2020
As a result, Scantling received heavy criticism, including even death threats:
Wide receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling announced over social media that he received death threats after his fumble in overtime led to the Green Bay Packers’ loss to the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday. https://t.co/uHOiIi2Kzu
— Reuters Sports (@ReutersSports) November 23, 2020
Rodgers saw his teammate in a stressful situation and stepped in to defend him.
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Aaron Rodgers Responds To Scantling’s Death Threats
Aaron Rodgers took to social media to suggest that everyone “RELAX” over this mistake. Here is what he had to say in detail:
“I think we need some perspective in this time about production. Everybody wants to make these knee-jerk reactions to things and you forget about the facts — as the kids say these days, the big facts — that there’s a human element to this”
“Anybody who is so distraught about this that they need to go to Twitter and talk about killing someone, I would suggest that you relax”
Chatting with @AaronRodgers12 about the @MVS__11 fumble & reaction
“There’s a human element to this like anybody who is so distraught about this that they need to go twitter & talk about killing someone I would suggest that you RELAX” #PatMcAfeeShowLIVE pic.twitter.com/3QywsN2Nnh
— Pat McAFLEET (@PatMcAfeeShow) November 24, 2020
Rodgers stepping in to show solidarity for his teammate is admirable, but it’s sad that he has to do that in the first place. Human-beings play in the NFL. Mistakes are bound to happen.
Moreover, while the loss may have stung, the Packers are still bound for a deep run in the NFC Playoffs. They lead the NFC North by two games and sit at a well positioned 7-3. Look for Scantling and Rodgers to bounce back in big ways.
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