Jerry Rice’s son comes in his father’s defense after video of him threatening reporters goes viral

The reporters claimed they meant no harm when they approached Jerry Rice and were reportedly confused by his outburst.

Jerry Rice’s son comes in his father’s defense after video of him threatening reporters goes viral

Jerry Rice's son comes in his father's defense (Via NBC News/TMZ)

Recently, Hall of Famer Jerry Rice was approached by two reporters at the first round of the American Century Championship golf tournament for his expert opinion on whether the Kansas City Chiefs have a good enough receiving corps, in order to succeed in the three-peat. However, he snapped straightaway at the reporters and a never-seen-before version of the three-time Super Bowl champion came to light. 

TMZ obtained footage of this incident and it has been trending since then, where Rice can be seen saying, “I will f** you up!” With Rice making headlines for threatening the reporters, his son Jerry Rice Jr. jumped in his father’s defense claiming there’s more to the story.

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Rice Jr. reposted a post by Dov Kleiman on X, in which the NFL insider reported the legendary wide receiver’s aggressive encounter with the reporters along with the video originally shared by TMZ.

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Lol there's more to this. Y'all stop the cap
Jerry Rice Jr wrote

The reporters claimed they meant no harm when they approached the former San Francisco 49ers star and were reportedly confused by Rice’s outburst. Meanwhile, Rice told TMZ that the reporters wanted to get a reaction out of him since his former team was outperformed by the Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII.

Jerry Rice advises Brandon Aiyuk to focus on football 

Speaking of his former team, after their failed running for the Vince Lambordini trophy, the franchise is nearly dealing with a contract situation crisis of star receiver Brandon Aiyuk. Due to not receiving a fair extension, he has been holding out the entire off-season program and is likely to miss the training camp and preseason.

The legendary wideout offered crucial advice to the young receiver with the potential to be great in the league: focus on football and prove his true worth to the 49ers, so he doesn’t have to struggle like this.

Jerry Rice and Brandon Aiyuk
Jerry Rice and Brandon Aiyuk (Via FanSided)

Rice said the only thing in Aiyuk’s control, for now, is to play football at his best capacity and wait until this season to see in which direction the contract proceeds.

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