The Washington Commanders have fired VP of Content Rael Enteen after comments he made to a journalist from O’Keefe Media Group early this year. After the story broke earlier in the week, the team confirmed the firing today via a spokesperson but offered no additional comments.
Enteen made the comments to a female journalist from OMG who he says he met on the dating app Hinge. They went on two dates in the DC area during which Enteen was recorded for the duration of which he made his appalling comments.
Enteen told the undercover reporter that “over 50% of our roster is white religious, and God says ‘F— the gays.’ Another big chunk is low-income African Americans that come from a community that is inherently very homophobic.”
On the video taken by the undercover reporter, he also said some players were “dumb as hell” and said some who were smart don't stay that way after getting hit in the head too many times.
In what appeared to be a shot at star QB Aaron Rodgers, Enteen said those who “get their heads knocked around a few times” are more susceptible to conspiracy theories.
He continued to say, “He’s a puppet. A $50 million puppet. I don't think the Commissioner of the NFL (Roger Goodell) hates gay people, hates black people. Jerry Jones, who really runs the NFL, I think he hates gay people, black people.”
When asked about what his role was with the Commanders organization, Enteen replied his job was to sell hope. He then referenced an incident from three years ago during which the old sewage pipes at FedEx Stadium leaked onto fans in attendance. Many fans took to social media to complain and it was Enteen who then tweeted from the Commander's Twitter account that it was just water, despite the clear knowledge by the organization that was not true.
Enteen’s disgusting comments deservedly resulted in losing his job however that might be the least of his concerns. After insulting and defaming his former employer and arguably the two most powerful people in the NFL, it is an absolute certainty that he will never work in professional sports again and may be facing future litigation from numerous affected parties.
