Brett Favre calls out Allstate CEO for Sugar Bowl message: 'Getting up is a joke'
NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre, like many others, was not impressed with Allstate CEO Tom Wilson's message before the Sugar Bowl this week.
Wilson faced criticism on social media after making the video message earlier Thursday The College Football Playoff a quarterfinal game where Americans must overcome their “addiction to separation” and instead “accept the imperfection and separation of people.”
Tom Wilson, chairman and CEO of Allstate Corp., speaks during the CEO Initiative event in New York Sept. 25, 2017. (Misha Friedman/Bloomberg)
His message was in response to the terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year's Day that claimed the lives of 14 people and injured dozens more.
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“On Wednesday, tragedy struck the community of New Orleans. Our prayers are with the victims and their families. We also need to strengthen together by overcoming the addiction to division and prejudice,” he said.
“Join Allstate working in local communities across America to foster positivity, foster trust and embrace people's imperfections and differences. Together we win.”
Favre posted on X on Friday, criticizing the statement while again yelled ESPN for not playing the national anthem before the game between Georgia and Notre Dame.
Former NFL player Brett Favre speaks on stage on SiriusXM at Super Bowl LIV Jan. 31, 2020, in Miami, Fla. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
“I heard: There was no national anthem on TV for the Sugar Bowl yesterday. Instead it was a DEI message from the CEO of Allstate,” said his employee. “Get up and play.”
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Many have threatened to boycott Allstate over the message, but in a statement sent to Fox News Digital on Thursday, the company clarified Wilson's stance against “violence of all kinds.”
“To be clear, Allstate CEO Tom Wilson unequivocally condemns this heinous act of terrorism and violence of all kinds. We stand with the families of the victims, their loved ones and the community of New Orleans. The reference to overcoming division and misogyny demonstrates that broad commitment to promoting trust and hope in communities across the country all,” said the statement.
The field before the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Georgia Bulldogs at the Caesars Superdome. (Stephen Lew/Images)
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Shamsud-Din Jabbar, a US Army veteran, plowed into a crowd on Bourbon Street in a van flying an ISIS flag. He is said to have died after a shootout with the police.
The FBI wrote that act of terrorism and I got better fireworks around the French Quarter and Jabbar's car.
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