Kevin SeifertOct 20, 2025, 01:21 PM ET
- Kevin Seifert is a staff writer who covers the Minnesota Vikings and the NFL at ESPN. Kevin has covered the NFL for over 20 years, joining ESPN in 2008. He was previously a beat reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Washington Times. He is a graduate of the University of Virginia.
EAGAN, Minn. -- Minnesota Vikings cornerback Isaiah Rodgers has received "some of the most racist comments" he has seen since entering the NFL, Rodgers posted Monday on X in the wake of a 28-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.
A screenshot Rodgers posted on Instagram showed multiple messages that included the N-word. In another, a social media user wrote: "ur worse than Hitler." In a separate screenshot, the same individual later apologized.
Rodgers was the Vikings' primary defender on two big plays that sparked the Eagles, including a 79-yard touchdown pass to DeVonta Smith in the third quarter and a 45-yard completion to A.J. Brown in the fourth quarter that sealed the game. He took full responsibility after the game, saying that "I put it on me" and adding: "I came here for a reason, and those type of plays I know I can make. So, I put it on me."
In a post on X, Rodgers wrote that "Racism is real."
Racism is real 😂😂 keep football , football. Thats not even the worst Ive Seen.
Stay solid or stay silent
"F A N S"
Fake Applause, No Support
Or
Faithful And Never Switching
Pick a side and stay on it !
Rodgers spent the 2024 season with the Eagles before signing a two-year, $15 million free agent deal with the Vikings in March.
In Week 3, he became the first player in NFL history to score two defensive touchdowns and force two fumbles in a game. He accomplished all of it in the first half of the Vikings' 48-14 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals.
The Vikings will next play Thursday night at the Los Angeles Chargers.
