NFL Hall of Fame Brett Favre, like many others, wasn't impressed with Allstate CEO Tom Wilson's message ahead of this week's Sugar Bowl.
Wilson faced backlash on social media after he said this in a video message before Thursday College football game In the quarterfinal match, he called on Americans to overcome their “addiction to division” and instead “accept people's flaws and differences.”
Tom Wilson, Chairman and CEO of Allstate Corp., listens during a CEO Initiative event in New York on September 25, 2017. (Misha Friedman/Bloomberg)
His message was in response to the terrorist attack on Bourbon Street in the early morning hours of New Year's Day that claimed 14 lives and injured dozens.
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“On Wednesday, tragedy struck the New Orleans community. Our prayers are with the victims and their families. We also need to be stronger together by overcoming the addiction of division and negativity,” he said.
“Join Allstate working in communities across America to amplify positivity, increase trust and acceptance of people's flaws and differences. Together we win.”
Favre posted on X Friday, also criticizing the statement Call ESPN For not broadcasting the national anthem before the Georgia-Notre Dame game.
Former NFL player Brett Favre speaks on stage at SiriusXM at Super Bowl LIV on January 31, 2020, in Miami, Florida. (Cindy Ord/Getty Images for SiriusXM)
“Heard: There was no national anthem televised for the Sugar Bowl yesterday. Instead, a DEI message from Allstate's CEO,” his post read. “I woke up a joke.”
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Many threatened to boycott Allstate because of the message, but the company clarified in a statement to Fox News Digital on Thursday Wilson's position, which condemns “violence in all its forms.”
“To be clear, Tom Wilson, CEO of Allstate, unequivocally condemns this heinous act of terrorism and violence in all its forms. We stand with the families, loved ones of the victims and the New Orleans community. This reference to overcoming division and negativity reflects the importance of overcoming division and negativity,” the statement said. A broader commitment to promoting confidence and positivity in communities across the country.”
The field before the game between the Notre Dame Fighting Irish and Georgia Bulldogs at Caesars Superdome. (Steven Liu/Imagine Images)
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Shams al-Din Jabbar, a US Army veteran, plowed into a crowd of people on Bourbon Street using a pickup truck flying an ISIS flag. He was declared dead after an exchange of gunfire with the police.
The FBI described it as Terrorist act Some possible explosive devices were found around the French Quarter and in Jabbar's car.
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