Raiders had controversial response to Brock Bowers’ Trump celebration
Oct 20, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; Las Vegas Raiders tight end Brock Bowers (89) runs down the field after catching a short pass against the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-Imagn Images
The Las Vegas Raiders had a controversial response to the Brock Bowers situation.
Bowers had a big game in the team’s 34-19 loss to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. He had 13 catches for 126 yards and a touchdown. After his TD late in the third quarter, the rookie did the Donald Trump dance as a celebration.
Bowers was asked about his celebration after the game. According to USA Today’s Safid Deen, Bowers said he was just getting in on a fun trend.
“I’ve seen everyone do it. I watched the UFC fight last night and Jon Jones did it. I like watching UFC so I saw it, and thought it was cool,” Bowers said, via Deen.
Asked Brock Bowers about his Trump TD celly: “I’ve seen everyone do it. I watched the UFC fight last night and Jon Jones did it. I like watching UFC so I saw it, and thought it was cool.”
Raiders PR ended his postgame availability after my question.
— Safid Deen 💯💯💯💯 (@Safid_Deen) November 17, 2024
Jones did the dance after beating Stipe Miocic at UFC 309 on Saturday night, which is what Bowers referenced.
According to Deen, the Raiders shut down the interview after the question. A transcript of the postgame interviews that was shared by the Dolphins also apparently did not include the question. What were the Raiders afraid of?
