Brock Bowers wasn’t the only NFL player to apparently honor Donald Trump with a model of the president-elect’s arm-pumping dance on Sunday ― however the Las Vegas Raiders tight finish made information by the way in which his crew dealt with a query about it.
USA As we speak reporter Safid Deen wrote on X that after he requested Bowers about his political landing celebration, the crew’s PR crew minimize off Bowers’ postgame availability. What’s extra, Professional Soccer Discuss’s Mike Florio reported that the crew appeared to clean the second from video, and a transcript didn’t embody the query or the reply both.
“I’ve seen everybody do it,” Bowers replied, per Deen. “I watched the UFC struggle final night time and Jon Jones did it. I like watching UFC so I noticed it, and thought it was cool.”
The Raiders haven’t responded to a request for remark.
Jones broke out the dance and pointed to Trump after his struggle victory in New York on Saturday, getting applause and a smile from the president-elect, who was sitting cage-side.
Bowers had 13 receptions for 126 yards and a touchdown. His gesture after the latter boosted a development that appeared to realize extra momentum when San Francisco 49ers defensive finish Nick Bosa pulled the maneuver final week.
Requested why he did it, Bosa, who beforehand wore a MAGA hat whereas interrupting a teammate’s interview, replied: “I think you know the answer to that question. All the fellows needed me to do it. I wasn’t even going to do it, however the boys jogged my memory. And it was enjoyable.”
