JR Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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| Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) is hit by Minnesota Vikings outside linebacker Anthony Barr (55) breaking Rodgers collarbone during the first quarter of their game against the Minnesota Vikings Sunday, October 15, 2017 at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minn. (Photo: Mark Hoffman / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel) |
The Minneapolis Star Tribune is catching some fire from Packers fans after a column summarizing the 2010s in sports on Dec. 22 included a visual of Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr injuring Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
Lmao imagine being as shallow as a Minnesota sports fans and listing “Injuring Aaron Rodgers” as one of their top 5 sports moments of the decade.
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To be fair, first and foremost, the text of the column by Michael Rand does not mention the play in its stroll through the decade. The Vikings are mentioned a ton, but the word "Packers" never even comes up in the current online version, let alone "Aaron Rodgers."
It's also not a true list of moments, so to say that the hit is considered "top five" isn't right, either.
The online story, however, also features an image of Barr taking down Rodgers. The play on Oct. 15, 2017, left Rodgers with a broken clavicle and sidelined him for most of the remaining portion of 2017. The Packers lost five of their next six games, and even though Rodgers returned for a game against Carolina in December, a loss that day knocked the Packers from the playoff picture, and Green Bay elected to sideline Rodgers for the final two games. The Packers finished 7-9.
The print graphic also features an image of Minnesota Golden Gophers head coach P.J. Fleck, Minnesota Lynx star Maya Moore (representing the four Lynx WNBA titles), Twins sluggers Nelson Cruz and Miguel Sano and Vikings receiver Stefon Diggs as a nod to the "Minneapolis Miracle" in the playoffs after that 2017 season.
Yeah that photo went more with the related story about the Vikings vs Packers rivalry this decade
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A Dec. 22 story (which appeared in print side-by-side with the decade-in-review column) discussed the Packers-Vikings 2010s rivalry in greater detail. The graphic is organized in a way (listing years of each depicted figure) that suggests a visual collection of decade highlights, though Rand noted on Twitter that the Barr/Rodgers portion pairs better with the article about the Vikings-Packers rivalry.
Rand reiterated Friday that his intent was not to consider the play a "top moment."
Seeing a lot about this today. I think the problem is the cover design encompassed two “decade” stories: mine on the overall decade that was in MN sports and Ben Goessling on the decade of the MN/GB rivalry. I would never say the Barr hit on Rodgers was a top moment twitter.com/adoughh/status…
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Rand took a separate shot at Rodgers after the Packers topped the Vikings on Monday Night Football.
Hard to stay warm in the winter with such thin skin twitter.com/RobDemovsky/st…
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Count noted Packers fan Sam Dekker among those irritated.
Injuring a star quarterback as a top moment of Minnesota Sports decade is actually hilarious. Means they were truly struggling to find 5 positives in the last 10 years haha twitter.com/adoughh/status…
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It was probably between that and the T-Wolves getting the 8 seed in the West playoffs once, so I get it twitter.com/adoughh/status…
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Rodgers post-Monday win: “(It) feels great to win these kind of games … to be back on top of the North after a couple years of being down feels great … to be in this stadium where a couple years ago I was jeered leaving the field after breaking my collarbone feels pretty good.” twitter.com/adoughh/status…
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In the 2018 season, the NFL made the play a point of emphasis, more strongly identifying plays in which a pass rusher drives the quarterback to the ground as a penalty. At the time, the play was not flagged.
In 2018, a framed photo of the Barr play's aftermath was selling for big bucks in Minnesota.
Correction: A link to the full sports front page was added and the description of the overall page was clarified. A follow-up tweet Friday from the author was also added.
JR Radcliffe can be reached at (262) 361-9141 or jradcliffe@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @JRRadcliffe.
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