Patriots fan harassed by Raiders fan in viral incident speaks out
The Patriots Raiders game in Las Vegas last Sunday ended with a bang, but for one Patriots fan, there were more fireworks after the final whistle blew. Jerry Edmond, a Milford native who’s been a Patriots fan for as long as he’s been watching football, was attending his first ever game in person. And he says a Raiders fan sitting nearby began pestering him almost immediately. And the lady first came over to me and told me it’s disrespectful for me to cheer for the Patriots and the Raiders stadium. I got confused. I didn’t really understand what she meant
by that, Jerry says. He tried to watch his words, but he admits to a little trash talk. Anytime Derek Carr would make it like a bad pass or anything like that, I’d yellow. That’s the Derek Carr I know. Those words apparently didn’t sit well, and as soon as the game ended, that Raiders fan lost control. Watching that last play. That’s kind of when she kind of went berserk and then, like screaming in my face and everything like that. Jerry says he just tried to maintain his composure. He says as a black man, he had to
make sure he did nothing. That could be misconstrued. Yeah, I just didn’t want to get arrested. I didn’t want to ruin my trip. I didn’t want to ruin
have no idea how my motions are going to go because it’s going to be like it’s still this, to me is going to be like my first experience watching them home live. And I just know I’m going to be very excited.