Ryan Fitzpatrick has apparently found himself in hot water over his comments about Justin Fields on Thursday night.
After the Bears lost to the Comannders on Thursday Night Football, Fitzpatrick went off on Fields and said the young QB should run the ball more like Cam Newton instead of trying to be a pocket passer.
Ryan Fitzpatrick on Amazon postgame show:
“Justin Fields needs to look in the mirror and say, ‘What am I?’ You are not Peyton Manning. You’re not Patrick Mahomes. You’re not a pocket passer. You are a Cam Newton-type. You are a guy who is an elite runner of the football” #bears
— Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) October 14, 2022
Here’s video of Fitzpatrick’s comments.
The former NFL QB found himself trending due to the heavy backlash of his comments.
"Cam Newton-Type" "Running Back" are code words white people use whenever they want to discredit black quarterbacks talent https://t.co/1TsbifVNF3
— Caleb Denman 🇺🇸♓ (@Calebblackflash) October 14, 2022
My face during that entire Ryan Fitzpatrick commentary on Justin Fields… pic.twitter.com/K57RA34DPc
— Kimberley A. Martin (@ByKimberleyA) October 14, 2022
Boy only thing Ryan Fitzpatrick didn't do just then was call Justin Fields the N Word.
— Joe Manfredo, Jr.™️ (@SmoothDuder_) October 14, 2022
people only talk about a really specific QB like this and it's not the white ones https://t.co/qp1BEJylx3
— Adam the dont stare directly at the sun worm (@trislerstudz) October 14, 2022
This is definitely racially motivated. They’re not even remotely the same player lmao https://t.co/kUf5bBI2B4
— Charles Aznavour (@Trey_La_Suede) October 14, 2022
This is why having sports media be majority white when the athletes are majority black is such an issue. Harmful narratives like this continues and will continue until that changes. https://t.co/JgMlVcKTXr
— Court (@Court_Sidespeak) October 14, 2022
Others defended Fitzpatrick.
Funny people are calling Ryan Fitzpatrick racist when Sherman said the exact same thing about fields 😳 he runs a 4.4 he should run! https://t.co/4fteeHa4Lc
— hunter (@hunterloon) October 14, 2022
How tf are people taking Ryan Fitzpatrick comparing Fields to Cam Newton as a diss or negative? Y’all are acting like he compared him to a RB, but instead he compared him to an MVP QB with a huge arm an unbelievable ability to run. That’s a compliment. 💯 https://t.co/aBQMispz47
— Dr. Jeremiah Emmanuel (@DocJeremmanuel) October 14, 2022
