I’m like ‘Alright, I didn’t expect anyone to stand up for Jewish people.'”Įven with his own ill-experiences, Schwartz remained adamant that Jackson should not lose his job, nor be suspended over his post, pointing towards cancel culture being taken too far.
I’m not surprised no one stood up for the Jewish people about these comments. There’s just not a lot of Jewish players. “With Black Lives Matter a lot of players who aren’t black agree with the movement and are supportive of the movement. I think some of them don’t feel comfortable talking about it, and why should they?” “I think part of it is most of the people who have spoken out over issues that have happened in our country, they’re very and dear to their hearts, right?” Schwartz continued, “A lot of Jewish athletes aren’t speaking up about this because there’s not a lot of us, there’s like three in the NFL. Comments which Schwartz deemed “ignorant.” Schwartz points towards the lack of Jewish athletes in the league for the likely reason behind the players’ lack of outrage over Jackson’s comments. “They weren’t raised around Jews, they never talked to any Jews, they don’t understand what anti-Semitism is, or could be.’’ “A lot of players in locker rooms don’t know anything about Judaism,’’ Schwartz said. Schwartz, who spent seven years in NFL locker rooms, including stops with the G-Men, Panthers, Vikings and Chiefs, proclaims he was open about his Jewish heritage during his playing days but found most of his teammates were ill-informed on the religion. I haven’t seen one NFL player talk about it.” “That’s just - I didn’t expect much, I really didn’t. “There was more outrage, people were more upset with Drew Brees than they were with DeSean Jackson,” Schwartz told The Post, of course referring to the quarterback’s comments regarding the National anthem. Schwartz Compares D-Jax’s ‘Ignorant’ Post to Drew Brees’ Anthem Debacle Then he made mention my son was going to hell and the conversation ended and I went on with my day.”įollow the Heavy on Giants Facebook pagefor all the latest stories, rumors and viral content! “I was told that if I wanted to be saved, I needed to convert and if I didn’t, I was going to hell. “I was eating breakfast one morning and it just happened,” Schwartz said. Yet, that doesn’t mean he wasn’t placed in some precarious situations due to his Jewish Heritage, namely one uncomfortable conversation he had with two former Giants teammates in the cafeteria. Schwartz informed The New York Post that he did not encounter “overt anti-Semitism” over his NFL career. Giants Teammates Told Schwartz He & His Son Were ‘Going to Hell’ Based on his experiences in the league, this outcome comes as little surprise to ex- New York Giants offensive lineman Geoff Schwartz, a man of Jewish heritage. Yet, fellow NFL players have remained rather silent on the situation as a whole. Ex- Giants OL Geoff Schwartz #74 & DeSean JacksonĭeSean Jackson’s anti-Semitic quotes falsely attributed to Adolf Hitler through an Instagram story caused quite the uproar across all social media platforms this past weekend.īoth the Philadelphia Eagles and the NFL have since condemned Jackson’s post.
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