The Patriots’ loss to the Raiders Sunday evening on a weird and ill-advised lateral move that was intercepted and returned for a landing on the final play was sufficient to make any longtime fan depressing.
But Jerry Edmond, a Connecticut highschool alum attending an NFL sport in individual for the primary time, had extra cause than most to depart the stadium soured. The Patriots hope to offer him a greater expertise in the present day.
Edmond, in Las Vegas with buddies, bought tickets and wore his Patriots jersey No. 12 to Allegiant Stadium, and made it recognized he was cheering for them, however in any other case was appearing like every other fan at a soccer sport when a few Raiders followers took offense to his cheering for the visiting staff.
“Basically, I was approached by the woman at first and she told me it was disrespectful to be cheering for the Patriots in the stadium,” Edmond, 24, informed The Hartford Courant. “Then she repeatedly approached me throughout the game as I was cheering. One of the only things I would say was ‘That’s the Derek Carr I know,’ whenever he would make a bad pass. I guess she took offense to that, calling me disrespectful, then her husband approached me telling me to watch my mouth.”
It went on by all the sport. According to Edmonds, he informed the ladies at one level, ”Honestly, I don’t need any hassle. If you may simply return to your seat, the whole lot will likely be effective.”
Instead, she moved subsequent to him and issues continued. When Chandler Jones scored the profitable TD, the girl bought in Edmond’s face and screamed, however he stood, alongside together with his buddies, arms by his aspect. This a part of the day was caught on a 49-second video that went viral.
When the video hit social media and Edmonds was recognized, he was praised for his restraint.
Among the calls Edmond acquired was from a Patriots consultant, who later put him in contact with staff proprietor Robert Kraft.
“Basically he thanked me for keeping my composure at the game,” Edmond stated. “And showing, representing the Patriots brand well. And then he invited me to the game.”
Kraft provided a field seat, a Patriots jersey and pregame passes to the sport at Gillette Stadium vs. the Bengals in the present day.
Classy transfer from Robert Kraft 👏
(through @BabzOnTheMic, h/t @FieldYates) pic.twitter.com/uhAgfNZkYG
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 22, 2022
Source: www.bostonherald.com”