Former Vikings captain Jack Brewer calls out Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve for 'trans kids belong' shirt

Ahead of Sunday's WNBA game between the Minnesota Lynx and Indiana Fever, the third organized rally in support of Sophie Cunningham's support for protecting women's sports pitted women's rights activists against pro-trans counter-protesters outside the Target Center.Inside the arena, Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve was seen wearing a shirt that read "trans kids belong."CHERYL REEVE SENDS CLEAR MESSAGE TO SOPHIE CUNNINGHAM WITH ‘TRANS KIDS BELONG’ SHIRT DURING FEVER-LYNX GAMEMinnesota Lynx head coach Cheryl Reeve reacts to play against the Indiana Fever in the first quarter at Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., on Aug.2, 2026.
(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)Brewer disagreed with Reeve's shirt."The Lynx have a rich history in that state.That team was established the year I got to Minnesota, and I remember watching them.
To now see a coach representing that team in this way is sad.It is sad to think that young girls in Minnesota are coming to games and watching teams promote something like that.
It is ridiculous to think that a grown woman would go so hard in support of men playing against women and entering women’s locker rooms," Brewer said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital."This coach is promoting the idea that children who should be receiving psychiatric treatment...should instead be affirmed.
It is disgusting and sad.These people are sick and need help.
We should be praying for them and finding treatment for them.Instead, people like this coach in Minnesota are promoting these types of atrocities.
It is a terrible thing."Brewer added that the visual was personal to him as a father, and someone with ties to Minnesota.Brewer began his career with the Vikings in 2002 after playing football at the University of Minnesota from 1998-2001."As a father and someone whose family is deeply connected to Minnesota sports, I have an eight-year-old daughter who plays highly competitive tennis and competitive soccer.
She also plays and trains in Minnesota...