Navy SEAL who reportedly killed bin Laden visits Redskins
The Washington Redskins had a special visitor to their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday morning.
Rob O’Neill, who has been identified as the man responsible for killing Osama bin Laden, visited the Redskins pre-game. In a feature about O’Neill in Esquire magazine, O’Neill is identifed as a Redskins fan.
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Redskins receiver Pierre Garcon posted on his Instagram page a photo with O’Neill, mentioning the Navy SEAL spoke to the team, and captioned it:
“We had the honor of meeting and listening to a real HERO tonight before our game tomorrow and he’s a Redskins fan. Navy Seal Team 6 Rob O’Neill thank you for the inspiring words. #HTTR”
O’Neill also visited wither other players, including linebacker Adam Hayward:
And O’Neill, perhaps a bit starstruck, posted his own picture to social media — one with Robert Griffin III:
We’ll spare the war/football metaphors here. We’ll just say that the Redskins appear to be as thrilled to meet O’Neill as he was to meet them on Sunday.
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