Former Minnesota Vikings captain Jack Brewer witnessed a clash of cultures in his state this past weekend.
Ahead of Sunday’s WNBA game between the Minnesota Lynx and Indiana Fever, the third organized rally in support of Sophie Cunningham’s support for protecting women’s sports pitted women’s rights activists against pro-trans counter-protesters outside the Target Center.
Inside the arena, Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve was seen wearing a shirt that read “trans kids belong.”
Brewer disagreed with Reeve’s shirt.
“The Lynx have a rich history in that state. That team was established the year I got to Minnesota, and I remember watching them. To now see a coach representing that team in this way is sad. It is sad to think that young girls in Minnesota are coming to games and watching teams promote something like that. It is ridiculous to think that a grown woman would go so hard in support of men playing against women and entering womens locker rooms,” Brewer said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.
“This coach is promoting the idea that children who should be receiving psychiatric treatment… should instead be affirmed. It is disgusting and sad. These people are sick and need help. We should be praying for them and finding treatment for them. Instead, people like this coach in Minnesota are promoting these types of atrocities. It is a terrible thing.”
Brewer added that the visual was personal to him as a father, and someone with ties to Minnesota. Brewer began his career with the Vikings in 2002 after playing football at the University of Minnesota from 1998-2001.
“As a father and someone whose family is deeply connected to Minnesota sports, I have an eight-year-old daughter who plays highly competitive tennis and competitive soccer. She also plays and trains in Minnesota. We go to Minnesota during the summers. Her cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles are there. My nieces and nephews are there. I went to school in Minnesota, my family lives there, and my cousins coach various sports there. I am involved in sports in that state. It is embarrassing,” Brewer said.
In addition to Reeve, three other WNBA coaches have come under scrutiny for their responses to questions about women’s sports in the last week alone.
Golden State Valkyries coach Natalie Nakase, Indiana Fever coach Stephanie White and Portland Fire coach Alex Sarama all declined to back protecting women’s sports at pre-game press conference this past weekend.
Meanwhile, Seattle Storm co-owner Celeste Keaton was suspended and fined after allegedly berating two young Cunningham fans who were sitting courtside for celebrating Cunningham’s stance on women’s sports.
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