Young Jets fan addresses 'I hate this team' clip after becoming viral sensation

Twelve-year-old New York Jets fan Winston Sullivan had just watched his team lose 13-6 to the Carolina Panthers on Oct. 19 when he was asked to participate in a postgame interview while leaving MetLife Stadium. 

"I hate this team," Sullivan said as he looked completely broken by what he had just witnessed. "I was born into this, and I’m not going to ever — I’m always a Jets fan. But, like, I just, I hate this team." 

What Jets fan was thinking when he offered what became viral comments

"I just said what I felt," Sullivan recently told Andy Vasquez of NJ Advance Media for NJ.com about a clip that went viral among Jets fans and other members of the sports community. "Bad plays. Bad offense. Disappointed by the coach, as well … I was quite embarrassed with my team. Didn’t believe my team was even going to get a win. I mean, we lost to the Carolina Panthers."

The Jets had fallen to 0-7 under first-year head coach Aaron Glenn. In Week 8, Gang Green notched a come-from-behind victory against the Cincinnati Bengals for their first win of the season.

As long as Sullivan has been alive, the Jets have experienced the longest ongoing postseason drought across the NFL, MLB, NBA, NHL and MLS (tied with the Buffalo Sabres at 14 seasons). Therefore, Jets fans who saw and heard the clip understand exactly how he felt in that moment.