Former Minnesota Vikings cornerback Trae Waynes is defending himself after backlash over a video in which he claims to have taken a rifle shot at a Bud Light beer.
Bud light target practice lol pic.twitter.com/Nbc7W8cigx
— Trae Waynes (@TWaynes_15) May 21, 2023
Waynes, an avid outdoorsman who has gone from pro football player to the co-owner of a hunting business in west-central Wisconsin, has taken flack after he woke up Sunday morning and posted video himself using a Bud Light beer for target practice.
“Bud [Light] target practice lol,” Waynes tweeted along with an 11-second video.
The video drew immediate criticism from followers who believe Waynes was using the Bud Light can as a political statement.
Bud Light has been the subject of controversy since Anheuser Busch ran a commercial in April featuring transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, prompting conservatives to call for a boycott of the brand.
Waynes tweeted mid-afternoon Sunday in response to all the criticism.
“If I shoot a [Coors Light] will [y’all] quit crying?” Waynes wrote, adding [I] enjoy shooting guns get over it [y’all] clowns looking to deep in to s***.”
If I shoot a coors light will yal quit crying? lol i enjoy shooting guns get over it 🤣 yal clowns looking to deep in to shit. Bored mfs
— Trae Waynes (@TWaynes_15) May 21, 2023
Waynes was drafted 11th overall by the Vikings in 2015. He played for Minnesota through 2019 and later played one season in 2021 with the Bengals. He’s now the co-owner of Home Grown Outfitters & Love The Grind TV, a hunting and outdoors company that operates on 22 farm properties in Buffalo County, Wisconsin.
The company website says Waynes has a deep passion for wildlife habitat improvement and “helping clients harvest record book deer grows.
