The New York Jets, disheartened to hear about an 8-year-old Jets fan in Cleveland reportedly tackled by a drunken Browns fan after Sunday’s game, reached out to the boy’s family Wednesday and offered VIP treatment at a Jets home game.
Matt Higgins, the Jets’ executive vice president of business operations, contacted the family after reading of its plight at 6 a.m. on Twitter. The Jets offered to fly the family to New Jersey to watch a game in a luxury suite at the New Meadowlands Stadium and receive autographed memorabilia from coach Rex Ryan and players.
The family politely declined, according to the Jets.
“It’s terrible, what happened to that little boy,” Higgins told ESPNNewYork.com. “As a father myself, I can say it tugs at you. We reached out to them, hoping we could raise their spirits. But, in talking to the family, they’d like to maintain their privacy. They have no plans to take us up on the offer at this time, but it’s an open-ended invitation.”
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