{"id":936636,"date":"2026-10-22T07:32:30","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T07:32:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/936636\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T07:32:30","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T07:32:30","slug":"jd-vance-visits-his-favorite-nfl-team-and-the-reception-wasnt-what-youd-expect","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/936636\/","title":{"rendered":"JD Vance Visits His Favorite NFL Team \u2013 And The Reception Wasn\u2019t What You\u2019d Expect"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cincinnati Bengals star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/topic\/joe-burrow\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Joe Burrow\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6ad98150e4b02def986ab1a5\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/topic\/joe-burrow\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Joe Burrow<\/a> appeared less than enthused about Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/news\/topic\/jd-vance\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-internal-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"JD Vance\u2019s\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6ad98150e4b02def986ab1a5\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"\/news\/topic\/jd-vance\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"feed\" data-vars-type=\"web_internal_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">JD Vance\u2019s<\/a> visit to the team\u2019s practice on Wednesday. <\/p>\n<p>After attending several events in the area, Vance, an Ohio native and <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/bengals-fan-jd-vance-fears-220202846.html\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"Bengals fan\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6ad98150e4b02def986ab1a5\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/bengals-fan-jd-vance-fears-220202846.html\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Bengals fan<\/a>, made an impromptu stop at the football team\u2019s practice facility. Based on videos posted to social media, it did not go well. <\/p>\n<p>One video from inside the facility showed several players walking past Vance and barely acknowledging him. Only one player, tight end Drew Sample, stopped to shake Vance\u2019s hand.<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">This is what TOTAL HUMILIATION looks like: JD Vance attempted to greet Cincinnati Bengals players in the locker room and got snubbed and ghosted by every single player except one. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/o2TvmTTOUf\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/o2TvmTTOUf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Madden (@maddenifico) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/maddenifico\/status\/2113058268410991004?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">October 22, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>After Vance\u2019s visit, a reporter asked Burrow if he and the vice president had a chance to meet. The star quarterback\u2019s answer was, as one commenter on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zrich412\/status\/2113018436884599080\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"social media described it\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6ad98150e4b02def986ab1a5\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/zrich412\/status\/2113018436884599080\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"3\" rel=\"nofollow\">social media described it<\/a>, a \u201cvery polite \u2018fuck that guy.\u2019\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cVice President Vance was here at practice today; did y\u2019all get a chance to interact at all?\u201d the reporter asked. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did not, we did not; he came with everybody and left with swiftness and efficiency before the end of practice, so I didn\u2019t get to,\u201d Burrow said. <\/p>\n<p>Burrow was then asked what his reaction was to Vance\u2019s presence. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cYeah, a lot of people, a lot of people around. You know, that\u2019s what I love about what I do is it brings a lot of people together, and people want to take time out of their day to come and watch what we do, watch what I do, and watch all the work that I\u2019ve put in to come and watch greatness,\u201d Burrow said. <\/p>\n<p>Burrow\u2019s comments quickly went viral on social media, with many surmising he was indifferent to Vance, while others suggested his answer showed contempt for the vice president. <\/p>\n<p>Although not much is known about Burrow\u2019s political beliefs, he has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/columnist\/mike-freeman\/2024\/03\/12\/bengals-joe-burrow-not-trump-supporter\/72930815007\/\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"spoken out\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6ad98150e4b02def986ab1a5\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/columnist\/mike-freeman\/2024\/03\/12\/bengals-joe-burrow-not-trump-supporter\/72930815007\/\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">spoken out<\/a> about police brutality and abortion rights in the past. However, Burrow was seen chatting with President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.huffpost.com\/news\/topic\/donald-trump\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a> at a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_willcompton\/status\/1766726371689091512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1766726371689091512%7Ctwgr%5E4fe49f6366180211e309bff5a2799ac4d27a59a7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fcolumnist%2Fmike-freeman%2F2024%2F03%2F12%2Fbengals-joe-burrow-not-trump-supporter%2F72930815007%2F\" target=\"_blank\" role=\"link\" class=\" js-entry-link cet-external-link\" data-vars-item-name=\"UFC event in March 2024,\" data-vars-item-type=\"text\" data-vars-unit-name=\"6ad98150e4b02def986ab1a5\" data-vars-unit-type=\"buzz_body\" data-vars-target-content-id=\"https:\/\/x.com\/_willcompton\/status\/1766726371689091512?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1766726371689091512%7Ctwgr%5E4fe49f6366180211e309bff5a2799ac4d27a59a7%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fsports%2Fcolumnist%2Fmike-freeman%2F2024%2F03%2F12%2Fbengals-joe-burrow-not-trump-supporter%2F72930815007%2F\" data-vars-target-content-type=\"url\" data-vars-type=\"web_external_link\" data-vars-subunit-name=\"article_body\" data-vars-subunit-type=\"component\" data-vars-position-in-subunit=\"5\" rel=\"nofollow\">UFC event in March 2024,<\/a> alongside fellow NFL player and fierce Trump supporter Nick Bosa. <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Cincinnati Bengals star Joe Burrow appeared less than enthused about Vice President JD Vance\u2019s visit to the team\u2019s&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":936637,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[246603,64,63,1252,114304,629,593,85],"class_list":["post-936636","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-2026-elections","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-cincinnati-bengals","tag-j-d-vance","tag-joe-burrow","tag-nfl","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936636","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=936636"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/936636\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/936637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=936636"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=936636"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=936636"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}