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Video went viral of a New England Patriots fan keeping his cool while being harassed by a Las Vegas Raiders fan at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday, Dec. 18. After, Pats owner Robert Kraft contacted the fan to offer his gratitude, along with a VIP experience for Saturday\u2019s game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Gillette Stadium.<\/p>\n

Connecticut resident Jerry Edmond was in Las Vegas with friends, attending his very first NFL game, when a nearby couple made it known that they did not appreciate his choice of teams to root for.<\/p>\n

\"Raiders
An unidentified female Las Vegas Raiders fan harasses New England Patriots fan Jerry Edmond in a viral video. (Image: Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cBasically, I was approached by the woman at first and she told me it was disrespectful to be cheering for the Patriots in the stadium,\u201d Edmond, 24, told the Hartford Courant.<\/em> \u201cThen she repeatedly approached me throughout the game as I was cheering. One of the only things I would say was \u2018That\u2019s the Derek Carr I know,\u2019 whenever he would make a bad pass. I guess she took offense to that, calling me disrespectful, then her husband approached me telling me to watch my mouth.\u201d<\/p>\n

The dynamic grew in intensity until \u2013 after Raiders defensive end Chandler Jones scored the winning touchdown by intercepting a bizarre lateral pass by Patriots wide receiver Jacobi Meyers \u2013 the woman got right in Edmond\u2019s face. Like a baseball manager arguing with an umpire, she shrieked and waved her hands as if threatening to strike him. Her male companion, wearing a Raiders John Matuszak jersey, held her back at one point.<\/p>\n

The whole time, Edmond stood calm in his Tom Brady jersey, ignoring the harassment and joking with a friend standing next to him.<\/p>\n

Viral Video<\/h2>\n

This was what was caught on a 49-second video tweeted by another attendee of the game, @BabzOnTheMic, who added: \u201cSomeone find me this man. I owe him a beer. Entire game this lady was chirping at him for CHEERING for the Patriots in \u2018her\u2019 stadium. Absolute s*** ending for NE & she\u2019s up in his face. He stayed calm after seeing the worst loss ever. I know I wouldn\u2019t. He deserves some love.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Jerry
Edmond is welcomed by New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft in his office in a video posted by the Patriots on Saturday morning. (Image: Twitter)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The video has now been viewed more than 88.5 million times. Edmond identified himself in the comments, explaining: \u201cI didn\u2019t want to ruin my experience by retaliating towards that woman, so I kept my cool.\u201d<\/p>\n

A voicemail that Kraft left for Edmond was also posted on social media. In it, he said: \u201cI just want you to know I think you represented our brand in a very classy way and I loved to see that you stayed cool and first-class in an environment that could have been provoking.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kraft offered Edmond a box seat, Pats jersey, and pregame field passes to Saturday\u2019s game against the Bengals at Gillette Stadium. But, in a video posted on Twitter Saturday morning by the Patriots, he welcomed Edmond and his friends to his office and said: “You know what? It’s kind of cold. How\u00a0 about you guys come to our suite and watch the game from there?”<\/p>\n

It sounds like Edmond\u2019s second<\/em> NFL game will be a better experience.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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