Endurance is a advantage and one man is being rewarded for his composure following a latest New England Patriots recreation.
Patriots‘ proprietor Robert Kraft prolonged an invite to fan Jerry Edmond, who was on the receiving finish of a verbal assault following New England’s last-second loss to the Raiders in Las Vegas on Sunday.
In a now-viral video, a Raiders fan carrying a Derek Carr jersey berated the calm Edmond earlier than a second fan embraced the girl through the tense change
Kraft personally supplied Edmond a ticket to the Patriots’ recreation in opposition to the Bengals on Dec. 24 together with a customized jersey and pregame passes at Gillette Stadium.
Edmond, who was attending his first-ever NFL recreation, defined why he stood silently all through the encounter.
“I didn’t wish to smash my expertise by retaliating in the direction of that ladies (sic) so I stored my cool,” Edmond mentioned.
Edmond reportedly flew out to Vegas for the sport and was anticipating some “flack from Raiders followers” however received greater than he anticipated.
On Wednesday, Raiders’ President Sandra Douglass Morgan praised Edmond’s distinctive habits.
“On behalf of the Raiders, we recognize the way in which you carried out your self. No fan ought to must endure that kind of habits. We will likely be in contact,” Douglass Morgan mentioned.
Edmond joined Brian Babz, the person who initially posted the video, on an Instagram stay chat the place he recalled the sport and what led to the weird outburst.
“For essentially the most a part of the primary half I used to be silent as a result of the Raiders had been up. They already had been chirping and I assume one of many issues I mentioned that received her to come back in the direction of me was each time (quarterback) Derek Carr tousled, I’d scream ‘That’s the Derek Carr I do know.'”
Kraft’s invite to Saturday’s recreation isn’t the one NFL recreation in Edmond’s future, as ticket supplier TickPick has supplied tickets to a different recreation.
“Tell us if there’s one other NFL recreation you wish to attend sooner or later,” The third-party ticket resale firm mentioned. “We received you on tickets.”
Babz responded to TickPick saying “Heard there’s an enormous recreation being held in Glendale Arizona this February.”
Edmond accepted the invite and will likely be available to observe the eighth-place Patriots’ newest try to preserve their playoff hopes alive.
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