Mother Of Jaguars Draft Pick Brian Thomas Jr. Praised For Dunking On Laura Rutledge’s ‘Patronizing’ Question

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The parents of Jacksonville Jaguars first-round draft pick Brian Thomas Jr. are going viral for their perfect response to what some fans on Twitter believe was a “patronizing” question from a reporter.

Speaking to the parents of former Louisiana State University wide receiver Brian Thomas Jr., usually well-received ESPN host Laura Rutledge asked Thomas Jr’s mother Sandra “How far has this family come?”, seemingly trying to get her to speak on their socioeconomic journey to this point.

Thomas Jr’s mother, however, shut the question down immediately by answering it literally, simply saying they came from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

One of the top replies to the viral video of Thomas Jr’s parents said that the interviewer, NFL Live host Laura Rutledge, was “cringe all night” and “somehow made every interview awkward.”

“This question was clearly hoping to induce some stereotypical, sappy story of struggle and triumph and sis basically said, ‘Oh the flight over was easy, love,'” another viral tweet breaking down the moment said.

“This hilarious because ”black family from poverty’ is their favorite story to promote in the draft. They try to force that cliche even if it isn’t true. Mama said she wasn’t going,” read another.

Thomas Jr. won’t have to travel far as he makes his switch from college to the pros, as the Jacksonville Jaguars took the former LSU wideout with the 23rd overall pick in the draft.

Named to the All-American third time last season, Thomas Jr. spent 3 years at LSU and appeared in 38 games for the Tigers, starting 27 of them.

In those 38 games, Thomas Jr. had 127 catches for 1,897 yards and 24 touchdowns. His best season at LSU was last season as he posted career-highs in catches (68), yards (1177), and touchdowns (17).

Following the departure of Calvin Ridley to the Titans, the Jaguars will surely be hoping that Thomas Jr. can develop into a #1 wide receiver.