On Wednesday, New York Giants offensive tackle Evan Neal blasted fans who booed his performance on Monday Night Football.
Five hours after his comments were published, he had posted and apology on social media.
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Neal, who played with New England Patriots quarterback Mac Jones at Alabama, spoke to Darryl Slater of NJ Advance Media about the message he had for fans who were booing him and his teammates.
“They were booing us, so I said, ‘Boo louder!’” Neal said to NJ.com about a gesture he made to Giants fans after walking off the field at halftime of his team’s loss Monday night.
Why was he egging them on?
“Because that just further shows that people are fair-weather,” Neal said to NJ.com. “A lot of fans are bandwagoners. I mean, I get it: They want to see us perform well. And I respect all of that. But no one wants us to perform well more than we do.
Neal, the No. 7 overall pick of the 2022 NFL Draft, is part of a New York offensive line unit that has struggled so far in 2023. With his team now sitting at 1-3 on the season, the offensive tackle brushed off outside criticism, suggesting that such doubters were “sheep”
“Why would a lion concern himself with the opinion of a sheep?” Neal said to NJ.com, adding: “The person that’s commenting on my performance, what does he do? Flip hot dogs and hamburgers somewhere?”
Those comments appeared on NJ.com shortly after 4 p.m. on Wednesday. Just after 9:30 p.m. the same day, Neal posted an apology to fans on social media.
“I am wrong for lashing out at the fans who are just as passionate and frustrated as I am,” Neal wrote. “I let my frustrations in my play (and) desire to win get the best of me. I had no right to make light of anyone’s job and I deeply regret the things I said.
“We are working day in and day out to grow as a team and this was an unnecessary distraction. I apologize,” he added.
The Giants had a historically bad night in pass protection on Monday night, giving up 11 total sacks in a 24-3 loss to the Seattle Seahawks. According to Pro Football Focus, Neal did not give up a sack, but did allow a team-high seven pressures on quarterback Daniel Jones.
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