Ex-NFL player warns Minneapolis about Omar Fateh

Carter Coughlin, a Minnesota native and former New York Giants linebacker, offered a stark warning to the city of Minneapolis if Omar Fateh is elected mayor.

Fateh announced on Saturday that Minnesota’s branch of the Democratic Party, the Democratic Farmer Labor Party (DFL), endorsed him in the mayoral race over incumbent Jacob Frey.

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New York Giants linebacker Carter Coughlin walks off the field following the game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Aug. 24, 2024. (Rich Barnes-USA Today Sports)

Coughlin, who was born in Eden Prairie and played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers, offered his opinion on Fateh’s policies and provided a grim outlook,

“First, attack the policy, not the person. People need to grow up,” he wrote on X. 

“Second, in a city that has experienced unimaginable destruction and racial tension, these policies would send the city another 10 steps back. MPLS needs to be rebuilt, this will do the opposite. Pray for wisdom.”

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New York Giants linebacker Carter Coughlin warms up for the Washington Commanders game at MetLife Stadium on Dec. 4, 2022. (Rich Barnes-USA Today Sports)

Fateh has received many comparisons to New York City’s Zohran Mamdani. Like Mamdani, Fateh is a Muslim democratic socialist and, at 35, a fellow member of Generation Y.

Fateh, a son of Somali immigrants, became the first Somali American elected to the Minnesota Senate in 2020. He pledges that, if elected mayor, he would raise the city’s minimum wage, increase the supply of affordable housing and combat what he calls “police violence.”

He thanked DFL for the endorsement.

Democratic socialist Omar Fateh, who is running for mayor of Minneapolis, has been compared to New York City’s Zohran Mamdani. (Omar Fateh mayoral campaign)

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“I am incredibly honored to be the DFL endorsed candidate for Minneapolis Mayor,” he wrote on X. “This endorsement is a message that Minneapolis residents are done with broken promises, vetoes, and politics as usual. It’s a mandate to build a city that works for all of us.”

Fox News’ Andres Hagstrom contributed to this report.

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