To them, it's just a repost on X that went after a common target for keyboard warriors.But what if it's more than that?Earlier in the week, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy mocked Williams, calling him a "thespian" after he was carted off the field for what was revealed to be a hamstring strain.
Portnoy said the emotion Williams displayed was akin to what you'd see for a season-ending injury such as an ACL tear, not a tweak that's put him on a week-to-week basis.Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is helped off the field with an apparent injury against the Minnesota Vikings during the second half at Soldier Field in Chicago, Ill., on Sept.20, 2026.
(IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect)CALEB WILLIAMS AVOIDS MAJOR HAMSTRING INJURY AS MRI REVEALS A STRAIN BUT NO TEAR AFTER VIKINGS GAME SCAREWilliams didn't take too kindly to the call-out, and went after Dave on X — using not his own words but those of a poster named Daemar. ''The guy that had a kid arrested and expelled from school for throwing pennies at him is calling someone else soft LMFAOOOOOO," Daemar said of Portnoy.Williams reposted the comment — which garnered 1.3 million views and 35K likes — to little media or fan criticism.Except ...
Daemar was running cover for a clear antisemite.Here's a more thorough explanation.In the fall of 2025, Mississippi State student Patrick McClintock was caught on camera yelling "F—k the Jews!" before tossing coins at Portnoy, who's Jewish.This wasn't a random gesture. The American Jewish Committee made note that such coin-tossing is an "age-old antisemitic trope about Jews and greed." Portnoy posted a video of the affair and condemned the act — calling the student a "loser" while decrying an uptick in his personal antisemitic experiences.As Outkick's Armando Salguero pointed out, McClintock was later arrested independently for disturbing the peace. In other words, Portnoy blasted an antisemite in a time when antisemitism is on the clear rise.Sorry,...