Yahoo Lifestyle Brock Purdy Not Thrilled To Be Told He Looks Like Lee Harvey Oswald
Is San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy the victim of a character assassination?
Well, it depends on whether you think he looks like Lee Harvey Oswald, the man who assassinated President John F. Kennedy in 1963.
Purdy is playing in the Super Bowl on Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Although it’s one thing to be compared to Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, Purdy was confronted with an even more bizarre comparison earlier this week.
For some reason, a Kansas City Chiefs fan went on X (formerly Twitter) to point out how much Purdy looks like Oswald, who was killed two days after being arrested in Dallas.
And, yes, there were photos.
Holy shit.
Been trying to figure out who Brock Purdy looks like for the last 2 years and it’s Lee Harvey Oswald. pic.twitter.com/Bad7tJfycj— Josh Chavis (@JoshChavis65) February 6, 2024
Naturally, the post went viral, with people comparing and contrasting the two men.
The reaction to the post led Daily Mail reporter Alex Raskin to ask Purdy about the resemblance during Tuesday’s Super Bowl Media Day.
“Pictures of you and Lee Harvey Oswald [are] circulating around the internet right now. People think you two look alike. Did you hear that before?” Raskin asked.
Purdy said he hadn’t heard about the comparison until Raskin mentioned it but politely hinted he wasn’t thrilled by it.
“Eh, yeah, I don’t — yeah, I don’t know,” a not-exactly-happy Purdy responded.
You can see the exchange below.
Brock Purdy isn't feeling the Lee Harvey Oswald comp ... 😅 pic.twitter.com/zTGkWyEGCd
— 49ers on NBCS (@NBCS49ers) February 6, 2024
Many people shared Purdy’s discomfort with the comparison to a man accused of gunning down a president.
You can’t require players to be available for media if you’re gonna ask them horribly cringe unprofessional shit like this https://t.co/FwLcpj6vqv
— Gary Treeman (@PurpyNFL) February 6, 2024
Stop asking my QB stupid questions. https://t.co/cWAVccFuwx
— NinersDawgs (@NinersDawgs) February 7, 2024
Imagine having time to ask one question of a #SuperBowl player, and what comes out of your mouth is a comparison to one of the men who assassinated an American president. Bring back sports journalism! https://t.co/XziOrQhYPQ
— Joe Patterson (@Patterdude) February 7, 2024
The fact that this question got asked shows that there’s too many “media members” that are unqualified to be there. Save those spots for people that deserve them. https://t.co/xinHG6W3Vg
— Steven Leandres (@sleandres) February 7, 2024
Why not just ask him his thoughts on the Warren Commission, at this point?
What a ridiculous question for a football player lol https://t.co/ZMnp4QXxL2— Viva Las Vegan, Baby Deliverer, group chat villain (@BeLikeMike_06) February 7, 2024
Purdy wasn’t the only one put on the spot with a dumbfounding question.
Kansas City Chiefs coach Andy Reid was asked about a right-wing conspiracy theory that tight end Travis Kelce’s girlfriend, superstar Taylor Swift, has conspired with the NFL to use the game as a way to get President Joe Biden reelected.
“That’s way out of my league. Very similar to me speaking German,” he told the German reporter.
