“This is defamation” “Disqualify them from playoffs”: NFL fans rip Chargers for allegedly trying to paint Cowboys OL Cooper Beebe as "racist"

The Los Angeles Chargers' social media team posted a "Mic'd Up" video clip from their 34-17 Week 16 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, misrepresenting Cowboys center Cooper Beebe with selective editing and censoring.

Following their dominant win on December 22, the Chargers' social media team uploaded a clip featuring Cowboys center Cooper Beebe at the line of scrimmage with Chargers linebacker Daiyan Henley. The video was captioned with "lol instant karma" and showed Beebe apparently engaged in a heated conversation with Henley.

The Chargers deliberately censored/bleeped out what Beebe actually said, creating the false impression that he had said something offensive or racially charged. Jon Root shared the whole saga via X, urging the Chargers to apologize.

"The Los Angeles Chargers shared a mic’d-up video trying to paint Dallas Cowboys center Cooper Beebe as a racist…The @chargers need to apologize & the social media team needs to be reprimanded. This is defamation," Root wrote.

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Fans flocked to the comment section to share their reaction to the incident.

"Disqualify them from the playoffs," one fan said. "Wow. That’s sinister.. Somebody needs to lose their job for that one. Or Cooper needs to sue their butts. They better settle something behind the scenes," another fan said. "Bruh no one said he was being a racist except for the man himself lmao all they did was bleep out the word he said😂😂😂😂😂😂," one fan said.

More fans joined in to share their take on the matter.

"Honestly watching it... I think they were trying to be funny. Listen to the Chargers player. Obviously it backfired, but I don't think they were trying to be malicious," one fan said. "Sue them out of the league," another fan said. "What goes on in the field, stays in the field. You know there is lots of things said on the field that's part of the game," one fan said.

Beebe actually said, "Hole R?" It is shorthand for "Hole Right," a basic football term that every center in the league uses multiple times every game. Henley thought Beebe called him a bad word and justified celebrating when a false start penalty was called on the Cowboys, calling it "karma."

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The Los Angeles Chargers face the Houston Texans in Week 17 game

The Los Angeles Chargers are set to host the Houston Texans in the Week 17 game on Saturday. The Texans are on a seven-game winning streak, while the Chargers have won all of their last four games.

Houston is No. 2 in the AFC South standings with a 10-5 record, just behind the 11-4 Jacksonville Jaguars. The Chargers (11-4) are also chasing the Denver Broncos (12-5) for the AFC West title. The kick-off is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. ET.

Edited by nagpaltusharn25