Former Vikings captain Jack Brewer reacts to Abdul El-Sayed's Senate primary victory in Minnesota

Former Minnesota Vikings skipper Jack Brewer described Abdul El-Sayed’s triumph successful Michigan’s Democratic U.S. Senate superior arsenic a "warning changeable to America," portion praising Michele Tafoya arsenic a credible blimpish susceptible of winning implicit Minnesota Democrats and autarkic voters.

"It’s bully erstwhile you spot the acheronian earlier you," Brewer said erstwhile asked astir El-Sayed. "You spot precisely what we’re up against arsenic Americans erstwhile we person our large cities, large states, with folks similar this winning primaries—on the verge of having power of populations of that size."

"I mean, it’s scary, man," helium continued. "It should beryllium a informing changeable to America, a informing changeable of truly wherever our state is."

Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed claps during a property league successful beforehand of the Spirit of Detroit statue connected Aug. 5, 2026, successful Detroit. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

Brewer said President Donald Trump’s predetermination triumph did not destruct the governmental and taste problems helium sees crossed the country.

"When President Trump won the election, it didn’t hole everything," helium said. "We’ve got a lot, batch of things to fix. And it’s beauteous scary erstwhile you commencement to spot these extremist leftists starting to summation much and much powerfulness crossed the country."

El-Sayed, a doc and erstwhile Detroit nationalist wellness director, narrowly defeated U.S. Rep. Haley Stevens successful Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary. He volition look Republican Mike Rogers successful November.

El-Sayed ran connected a progressive level that includes Medicare for All, higher taxes connected billionaire wealth, campaign-finance betterment and an extremity to unconditional U.S. subject assistance to Israel.

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Democratic Senate campaigner Abdul El-Sayed speaks aft a vigor quality astatine Dr. Horace Sheffield's GOTV Community Rally connected Aug. 1, 2026, successful Detroit, Mich. El-Sayed holds a 15-point pb against Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) according to a caller poll. (Getty Images)

Brewer acknowledged that helium had not intimately followed El-Sayed earlier the superior run entered its last stages.

"Man, I didn’t cognize overmuch astir him, to beryllium honorable with you," Brewer said. "As the predetermination became person and closer, you started to perceive and spot stories and perceive the things that helium says."

Brewer did not place a peculiar El-Sayed argumentation oregon connection that acrophobic him. Instead, helium repeatedly characterized the campaigner arsenic "radical" and "confused."

"All I tin deliberation astir is radical, right? And confused," Brewer said. "It conscionable seems similar everything that comes retired of his rima is confusion."

"If he’s speaking confusion, that means we person a voting populace that’s confused themselves to beryllium pursuing a feline similar this," helium added.

El-Sayed’s triumph occurred successful Michigan, not Minnesota. He is not moving against Tafoya. The 2 races were discussed unneurotic arsenic examples of the broader nationalist conflict betwixt progressive and blimpish candidates successful the 2026 midterms.

On the different side, Brewer was blessed to spot Michele Tafoya’s triumph successful Minnesota’s Republican U.S. Senate primary.

Michele Tafoya is seen earlier an NFL shot crippled erstwhile she worked arsenic an NBC Sports reporter, connected Nov. 25, 2021, successful New Orleans. (AP Photo/Tyler Kaufman, File)

"I was precise happy," helium said. "Michele Tafoya, who’s a person and idiosyncratic that I highly, highly respect—it’s bully to spot grounded blimpish voices stepping up successful that state."

Tafoya, a erstwhile NFL sideline reporter, won the Republican superior with 52.07% of the vote. Former Navy SEAL Adam Schwarze finished 2nd with 23.96%, portion erstwhile NBA subordinate Royce White placed 3rd with 11.15%, according to unofficial results from the Minnesota caput of state.

Tafoya volition look Democratic Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, who defeated U.S. Rep. Angie Craig successful the DFL primary.

"To spot idiosyncratic similar herself, and idiosyncratic that has a sanction and credibility, is important, particularly being a Republican," Brewer said. "You person the cards stacked against you successful a batch of ways successful a authorities similar Minnesota."

No Republican has won a statewide Minnesota predetermination since 2006. Kamala Harris carried the authorities successful the 2024 statesmanlike predetermination with 50.92% of the vote, compared with Trump’s 46.68%.

Despite that history, Brewer predicted that Tafoya could physique a conjugation extending beyond the Republican base.

"I deliberation she has a accidental to bring implicit capable Democratic voters and independents to triumph that election," helium said. "So I’m praying for her."

Former NBA subordinate Royce White, who unsuccessfully challenged Tafoya successful the Republican primary. White has besides precocious announced his plans to state for the 2027 WNBA Draft.

Brewer said helium had met White respective times and respected his effort to situation the WNBA’s attack to transgender eligibility.

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"I’ve met Royce connected a mates occasions," Brewer said. "A batch of respect for him."

White and erstwhile NBA subordinate Enes Kanter Freedom person announced plans to question introduction into the 2027 WNBA Draft. Their announcements are intended to test—or protest—the league’s eligibility rules by claiming that they place arsenic women for nonrecreational hoops purposes.

"I deliberation what he’s doing, and Enes is doing, is they’re trying to basal up for women," Brewer said.

The league has not declared White oregon Freedom eligible. It said this week that determination were "no contiguous eligibility matters" affecting the WNBA and denounced what it called bad-faith attempts to usage the taxable to demean oregon marginalize others.

The WNBA has not adopted a publically disposable argumentation saying that country qualifies an jock for the league. Medical organizations besides enactment that transgender individuality does not necessitate country and that galore transgender radical ne'er question surgical treatment.

Message to Vikings fans: ‘Enough is enough’

Asked what helium would archer Vikings fans earlier the midterm elections, Brewer urged them to cull Minnesota’s existent governmental leadership.

"Stop supporting foolishness," helium said. "Enough is enough."

Brewer pointed to his ain past successful the state. He attended the University of Minnesota earlier playing for the Vikings and 3 different NFL teams.

"I lived successful Minnesota for a agelong time," helium said. "I grew up a Vikings instrumentality earlier I adjacent got a accidental to spell play there. I went to the University of Minnesota—some of the top years of my life."

"People person communal consciousness successful Minnesota," Brewer continued. "My connection to Minnesota is: Use the communal consciousness that you have.

"Stop letting these radical that person intelligence wellness issues correspond you," helium said. "You person radical that are psychologically not there, and you’re allowing them to correspond the authorities of Minnesota."

Brewer did not place which officeholders helium meant oregon supply grounds supporting that characterization.

At the aforesaid time, helium praised Vikings fans arsenic immoderate of the astir welcoming radical helium encountered during his nonrecreational shot career.

"I played for 4 NFL teams, and determination is thing similar a Minnesota Vikings fan," Brewer said. "These radical volition person you astatine location astatine their meal table. They volition navigator for you. They’re the astir hospitable radical successful the world, the nicest, astir purest radical successful the world."

"And close present they’re being made a mockery of by the woke left," helium added. "I wouldn’t adjacent telephone them progressive, due to the fact that they’re not progressive. There’s thing astir advancement associated with these leftists. They’ve mislaid their minds."

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Brewer is present a salient Trump ally. He serves arsenic seat of Opportunity Now and vice seat of the Center for 1776 astatine the America First Policy Institute, a blimpish enactment intimately aligned with the Trump administration.