Patience is truly a virtue and can be rewarding. A New England Patriots fan proved this when he was treated to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for keeping his cool despite a Raiders-fanatic Karen disrespectfully invading his space for no reason and yelling at him in his face.
The moment was captured on a cellphone camera and showed a woman donning a Derek Carr jersey in the man’s, Jerry Edmond, face, yelling at him. The woman’s husband got into the camera frame and appeared to be holding his wife back while she attempted to get closer to Edmond, who was facing forward and not engaging and continued badgering him.
Eventually, she stopped yelling and turned towards her husband to hug and kiss him in celebration of the Patriots handing the win to Las Vegas Raiders. That celebration was short-lived, and the women returned to pestering a calm Edmond. As the woman picked up her things, Edmond was seen and heard telling the lady not to tell him what to do.
Someone find me this man. I owe him a beer. Entire game this lady was chirping at him for CHEERING for the Patriots in “her” stadium. Absolute shit ending for NE & she’s up in his face. He stayed calm after seeing the worst loss ever. I know I wouldn’t. He deserves some love. pic.twitter.com/gaKuSv3YqO
— Babz (@BabzOnTheMic) December 21, 2022
After the video was posted on Twitter, Edmond took to the comments section and revealed it was him in the video and that it was his first NFL game.
I’d like to thank everyone for all the kind words . I’m the Patriots fan in the video , my name is Jerry Edmond and that was my first ever NFL game . I didn’t want to ruin my experience by retaliating towards that women so I kept my cool
— ??Jerry Edmond (@Duggie490) December 21, 2022
In an interview with League of Justice, Edmond revealed that he flew to Las Vegas for the game and didn’t engage because he didn’t want to ruin his experience. According to Fox News, he also said that he didn’t do anything before her yelling.
“I didn’t say anything crazy to anybody,” he said. “All I said was, ‘That’s the Derek Carr I know,’ and then the husband comes over…When the Patriots scored, I yelled, ‘ Yep, Raiders fans, I think it’s time to go home.’ And he comes over, and he’s like, ‘Oh, so you’re talking to me?'”
He continued, “I just kind of like looked at it like, ‘You know what, I don’t want to get in trouble. I don’t want anything to happen here.’ In the video, you hear me saying like, ‘I don’t want any trouble.”
In response to Edmond’s tweet confirming he was the man in the video, Raiders president Sandra Douglass Morgan thanked him for how he conducted himself.
On behalf of the Raiders, we appreciate the way you conducted yourself. No fan should have to endure that type of behavior. We will be in touch.
— Sandra Douglass Morgan (@SDMraiders1) December 21, 2022
Patriots owner Robert Kraft left a voicemail to Jerry, thanking him for keeping his cool and telling him that he represented his team in “a very classy way.”
Kraft invited Edmond to watch the Patriots play against the Cincinnati Bengals from the owner’s suite. Edmond also got a customized jersey and access to the field during warmups.
