Overview

• Rodgers posted Instagram screenshots of messages that included racial slurs and a claim he was "worse than Hitler."
• The sender apologized in the exchange after Rodgers confronted them about the remarks.
• He received the abuse after a difficult Week 7 performance that included a 79-yard touchdown by DeVonta Smith and a late 45-yard catch by A.J. Brown.
• Rodgers told reporters he needs to be better, and he kept the person's identity private.
• Coverage notes similar incidents involving athletes receiving racist messages in recent years, and the Vikings now turn to a Thursday game against the Chargers.