Pundit claims NFL trying to downplay alleged attack on Pittsburgh Steelers player in Dublin

Pundit claims NFL trying to downplay alleged attack on Pittsburgh Steelers player in Dublin

‘We don’t want any dark clouds. We want all silver linings coming out of the excursion to the land of leprechauns and pots of gold’

Pittsburgh Steelers' backup quarterback Skylar Thompson (28) was briefly hospitalised with minor injuries

An American Football pundit has claimed that the attack on Skylar Thompson in Dublin over the weekend has been played down by the NFL.

The Pittsburgh Steelers’ hard-fought 24-21 victory over the Minnesota Vikings on an historic day in Croke Park was marred by the incident involving their backup quarterback who was reportedly mugged in the city’s Temple Bar area.

It has been claimed that Thompson (28), was “jumped and robbed” in the early hours of Saturday morni