Former NFL Quarterback Reacts to Backlash Over His Controversial ‘Dresses’ Comment
Former NFL quarterback Troy Aikman is breaking his silence on a controversial remark he made during a game earlier this week. According to The New York Post , Aikman reacted to the backlash he received for the remark…
Former NFL quarterback Troy Aikman is breaking his silence on a controversial remark he made during a game earlier this week.
According to The New York Post, Aikman reacted to the backlash he received for the remark during a radio appearance on 96.7 “The Ticket” Thursday.
During a matchup between the Kansas City Chiefs and Las Vegas Raiders this week, Aikman commented on a roughing the passer call, as IJR reported.
“My hope is the competition committee looks at this in the next set of meetings and, you know, we take the dresses off,” Aikman said at the time.
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He called the remark during the radio appearance “dumb,” adding, “Just shouldn’t have made them. Just dumb remarks on my part.”
Still, Aikman received significant criticism for the comment.
Yahoo! Sports writer Ryan Young wrote, “Aikman is far from alone in wanting the NFL to adjust the rules surrounding this type of play. Former head coaches Tony Dungy and Sean Payton called for it on Twitter almost immediately after the play Monday night.”
He continued, “Yet Aikman using a sexist trope to make a point was offensive, cringy and lazy. The Hall of Famer, after more than two decades in the broadcast booth, should know better by now.”
USA Today columnist Rex Huppke said