The celeb golf event in Lake Tahoe had a bitter flip earlier this week, after Jerry Rice obtained right into a verbal spat with members of the media.
Rice was taking part in on the American Century Championships when he was approached by a Chiefs reporter for Starcade Media in Kansas Metropolis.
The reporter recorded himself asking Rice whether or not the Chiefs had “a ok receiving corps this yr to win once more.”
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Former San Francisco 49er and Corridor of Famer Jerry Rice cheers throughout the recreation towards the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs at Levi’s Stadium on October 23, 2022, in Santa Clara, California. (Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Photos)
Rice initially ignored the query, however Starcade’s video cuts a couple of moments later to Rice approaching the reporter, calling him a “f—ing a–hole.”
One other video, obtained by TMZ, sees the 2 going forwards and backwards, the place Rice might be heard saying, “I’ll f–k you up.”
Rice advised TMZ that the query had been requested to get an increase out of the NFL legend. The Chiefs simply beat his former San Francisco 49ers within the Tremendous Bowl for the second time in 4 years this previous February.
“I’ll defend the San Francisco 49ers,” he advised TMZ, including that the query had been requested with a smirk on the reporter’s face. “That is my historical past.”
Corridor of Famer NFL participant Jerry Rice within the second half of a NCAA soccer recreation between the USC Trojans and the Stanford Cardinal on the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles on Saturday, September 9, 2023. (Keith Birmingham/MediaNews Group/Pasadena Star-Information through Getty Photos)
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The outlet, although, denied such a notion in a Fb publish the place they wished to “set the file straight.”
“We meant completely no disrespect to Jerry or the 49ers when asking this query as now we have a profound respect for the nice gamers which have performed this recreation, particularly (in our opinion) the best receiver of all time,” the outlet mentioned.
“The confrontation that adopted was very unlucky however we weren’t attempting to elicit a unfavourable response and there have been no ‘smirks’ as Mr. Rice advised. We merely wished the enter of the best receiver in league’s historical past concerning the Chiefs receiving corps and if it had improved sufficient to proceed profitable at a excessive stage after an traditionally tough season for the group.
Vast receiver Jerry Rice, #80 of the San Francisco 49ers, celebrates a 38-yard landing within the second quarter of Tremendous Bowl XXIV towards the Denver Broncos on January 28, 1990, on the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. San Francisco gained 55-10. (Wealthy Pilling/Diamond Photos through Getty Photos)
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“We might be greater than open to talking with Jerry personally to clear the air on what occurred and put all of it behind us.”
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