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NFL Hall of Famer Brett Favre, like many others, was not impressed with Allstate CEO Tom Wilson’s announcement before the Sugar Bowl this week.
Wilson faced backlash on social media after saying in a video message earlier Thursday College football playoffs quarterfinal game, that Americans should overcome their “love of difference” and instead “embrace people’s imperfections and differences.”
Tom Wilson, chairman and CEO of Allstate Corp., listens during the CEO Initiative event on September 25, 2017 in New York City. (Misha Friedman/Bloomberg)
His message came in response to the terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in the early hours of New Year’s Day, which left 14 dead and dozens injured.
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“Tragedy struck the New Orleans community on Wednesday. We pray for the victims and their families. We must also be stronger together as we overcome our addiction to division and negativity,” he said.
“Join Allstate as we work in local communities across America to strengthen positivity, increase trust, and embrace people’s imperfections and differences. Together we will win.”
Favre tweeted X on Friday, also criticizing the statement calling ESPN for not playing the national anthem before the game between Georgia and Notre Dame.
Former NFL player Brett Favre takes the SiriusXM stage at Super Bowl LIV on January 31, 2020. in Miami, Florida. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
“I heard there was no national anthem on TV for the Sugar Bowl yesterday. Instead, there was a DEI message from the CEO of Allstate,” his message read. “Woke up is a joke.”
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Many threatened to boycott Allstate over the message, but in a statement to Fox News Digital Thursday, the company clarified Wilson’s stance, condemning “violence in all forms.”
“To be clear, Allstate CEO Tom Wilson unequivocally condemns this heinous act of terrorism and violence in all its forms. We stand with the families of the victims, their loved ones and the community of New Orleans. The link to overcoming differences and negativity reflects a broader commitment to fostering trust and positivity in communities across the country,” the statement said.
The field before the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and the Georgia Bulldogs at the Caesars Superdome. (Stephen Lew/Imagn Images)
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Shamsud-Deen Jabbar, a US Army veteran, drove through a crowd of people on Bourbon Street in a pickup truck with an ISIS flag. He was pronounced dead after a shootout with police.
The FBI labeled it as terrorist act and found some potential IEDs around the French Quarter and in Jabbar’s car.
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