--- title: Paris Attacks: Aaron Rodgers Calls out Anti-Islam Fan description: During his postgame press conference, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers publicly called out the fan who made the remark. canonical: https://time.com/4114893/paris-attacks-aaron-rodgers-islam/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-11-16T20:02:38.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T07:47:56.215Z og:title: Aaron Rodgers Calls Out Fan Who Shouted Anti-Muslim Slur During Moment of Silence og:description: "I was very disappointed with whoever the fan was who made a comment" og:url: https://time.com/4114893/paris-attacks-aaron-rodgers-islam/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1191289c012a0dbf/69887153ab6d771cf96a72b6/aaron-rodgers-denounces-anti-islamic-remark.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 594 og:image:height: 334 og:image:alt: Green Bay Packers v Carolina Panthers og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Aaron Rodgers Calls Out Fan Who Shouted Anti-Muslim Slur During Moment of Silence twitter:description: "I was very disappointed with whoever the fan was who made a comment" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt1191289c012a0dbf/69887153ab6d771cf96a72b6/aaron-rodgers-denounces-anti-islamic-remark.jpg?branch=production&width=594&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Aaron Rodgers Calls Out Fan Who Shouted Anti-Muslim Slur During Moment of Silence > Sponsored content. 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[Watch (HLS stream): TIME Raw: Obama at the G-20 Summit: "We have the finest military minds in the world."](https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/U2JjTQoI.m3u8) (1:51)  _Published 2015-11-16_  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Nov 16, 2015 8:02 PM UTC  Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers during their game at Bank of America Stadium on November 8, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers during their game at Bank of America Stadium on November 8, 2015 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Streeter Lecka/Getty Images  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Nov 16, 2015 8:02 PM UTC NFL teams held a moment of silence before Sunday’s games to pay tribute to those who lost their lives in the [Paris terrorist attacks](http://time.com/4114601/paris-attacks-france-belgium-isis-isil/). Before the Green Bay Packers played the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field, a fan shouted out an anti-Islamic comment during the match’s moment of silence that could clearly be heard on the Fox Broadcast of the pregame ceremony. “Muslims suck,” the fan [said](https://streamable.com/vs3f?t=20.8). Chants of “Death to Muslims” were also [reported](http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/11/15/aaron-rodgers-denounces-green-bay-fan-for-prejudiced-comment-during-moment-of-silence/). Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers publicly called out the fan who made the remark during his postgame press conference, . “I think it’s important to do things like \[the moment of silence\]. We’re a connected world, you know — six degrees of separation,” he said. “I must admit, though, I was very disappointed with whoever the fan was who made a comment that I thought was really inappropriate, during the moment of silence. It’s that kind of prejudicial ideology that I think puts us in the position that we’re in today, as a world.” See the clip of the press conference below: ## Transcript We're working closely with our French partners as they pursue their investigations and track down suspects. France is already a strong counter terrorism partner and today, we're announcing a new agreement. We're streamlining the process by which we share intelligence and operational military informational with France. This will allow our personnel to pass threat information, including on ISIL, to our French partners even more quickly and more often. Because we need to be doing everything we can to protect against more attacks and protect our citizens. Have been a few who suggested that we should put Large numbers of US troops on the ground. And keep in mind we have the finest military in the world and we have the finest military minds in the world. And I've been meeting with them intensively for years now Discussing these various options. And it is not just my view but the view of my closest military and civilian advisers that that would be a mistake. We've seen that when we have an effective partner on the ground. ISIL can And is pushed back. So local forces in Iraq backed by coalition airpower recently liberated Sinjar. Iraqi forces are fighting to take back Ramadi. In Syria, ISIL's been pushed back from much of the border region with Turkey. We stepped up our support of opposition forces who are working to cut off supply lines to ISIL's strongholds. 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