Running back Alexander Mattison was subject to racist messages from fans after his performance in the Minnesota Vikings' 34-28 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles on Thursday night.
He ran for 28 yards on nine carries and lost a fumble in the game. Friday morning, he took to Instagram to share two screenshots of abusive messages that included racial slurs. One of those direct messages told him to kill himself, and he claims he received many more.
"Y’all can come at me all you want about fantasy [football], ‘You suck,’ blah blah blah.