{"id":2031722,"date":"2023-09-14T12:12:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-14T16:12:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-oj-simpson-torched-for-making-9-11-joke-after-aaron-rodgers-injury\/"},"modified":"2023-09-14T12:12:55","modified_gmt":"2023-09-14T16:12:55","slug":"watch-oj-simpson-torched-for-making-9-11-joke-after-aaron-rodgers-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-oj-simpson-torched-for-making-9-11-joke-after-aaron-rodgers-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"OJ Simpson faces backlash for making 9\/11 joke following Aaron Rodgers&#8217; injury."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-oj-simpson-torched-for-making-9-11-joke-after-aaron-rodgers-injury%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2031722&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Disgraced former football star \u2062O.J. Simpson \u200dunder fire for insensitive comments about 9\/11<\/h2>\n<p>Simpson \u2062recently appeared on the \u201cIt is What it Is\u201d sports podcast to discuss \u200cthe New York \u2062Jets\u2019 fortunes following their quarterback Aaron Rodgers\u2019 season-ending \u2062injury on Monday night.<\/p>\n<p>In the interview, Simpson expressed optimism that the Jets would still have a good season, but also made a controversial statement, \u2064saying, \u201c9\/11 is just \u200ca\u200c bad day for\u200d New \u200dYork.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Simpson\u2064 was referring to the fact that September 11 is the date of the worst terrorist\u2062 attack in American history, when Islamist terrorists rammed \u2063two \u2064planes into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, killing over 2,900 people.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers was injured \u2064on Monday, September 11, exactly 22 years after that attack happened, and Simpson decided to \u2063make a joke about it.<\/p>\n<p>But no one found\u200c that joke amusing, with one <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-furious-ca-restaurant-owner-confronts-inspectors-issuing-citation-are-you-gonna-pay-my-rent\/\" title=\"WATCH: Furious CA Restaurant Owner Confronts Inspectors Issuing Citation: \u2018Are You Gonna Pay My Rent?\u2019\">social media user<\/a> saying, \u201cThis is\u2064 a new low.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Former NFL RB OJ\u2062 Simpson speaking about the Aaron Rodgers \u2064injury:<\/p>\n<p>\u201c9\/11 is just a bad day for New York.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This is a new low. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zWHvu2Ii5j\">pic.twitter.com\/zWHvu2Ii5j<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JPAFootball \u200c(@jasrifootball) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jasrifootball\/status\/1701997286564192299?\">September 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Other\u200c users of X, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/facebook-blocks-republican-senate-candidate-jim-lamons-super-bowl-ad\/\" title=\"Facebook Blocks Republican Senate Candidate Jim Lamon\u2019s Super Bowl Ad\">social media platform previously<\/a> known as\u2064 Twitter, agreed with \u200cthis sentiment, but pointed out \u200cit was rather hard for Simpson to hit a \u201cnew low\u201d when he went to jail \u2064for armed robbery and\u2064 kidnapping, and many\u200b people believe that he was responsible for the murder of his wife.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">I think he\u2019s \u200cdone\u200c worse \u2063than\u200b this lol<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Dialante (@Deetalksalot) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Deetalksalot\/status\/1701997746457137490?\">September 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cThis is a \u200dnew low\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Idk this guy literally murdered somebody. I\u2063 think he\u2019s had worse lows than this<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jake (@D1SCHER) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/D1SCHER\/status\/1701998285786165371?\">September 13, \u200c2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">i would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-oj-simpson-torched-for-making-9-11-joke-after-aaron-rodgers-injury\/\" title=\"OJ Simpson faces backlash for making 9\/11 joke following Aaron Rodgers' injury.\">argue murder charges remain<\/a> the low but\u200c to each their own<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2063Silas Bobendrier (@BobendrierNFL) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobendrierNFL\/status\/1701998252999037160?\">September 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Think OJ might have a lower low \u2062than this lmao<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Boston Sports Gordo (@BOSSportsGordo) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BOSSportsGordo\/status\/1702000956026638715?\">September 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Frankly, it is hard\u200c to disagree with these social media users. \u200cSimpson really should avoid making jokes about death.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\" class=\"one-half\">\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-question\">Should OJ apologize\u200d for the joke?<\/div>\n<div id=\"pollFormBox\" style=\"display: none\">\n<p>\t\t<label>Yes<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<label>No<\/label><br \/>\n\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-poll-disclaimer\">\n<p>\t\tCompleting this poll entitles you to The \u200cWestern\u200c Journal news updates free of charge. 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href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-oj-simpson-torched-making-9-11-joke-aaron-rodgers-injury\/\">Watch: OJ Simpson Torched for\u2064 Making 9\/11 Joke After \u200dAaron Rodgers \u2062Injury<\/a> appeared first \u200con <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The \u200cWestern Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Disgraced ex-footballer O.J. 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