NFL reporter criticizes Mamdani's downplay of snowball attack on NYPD officers

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani downplays an apparent snowball attack on NYPD officers, saying it looked like a 'snowball fight.'

NFL reporter Ed Werder ripped New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday following the politician’s remarks about snowballs being hurled at NYPD officers.

NYPD officers were seen on video getting hit while walking through Washington Square Park, according to multiple videos on social media. Officers were responding to a call about a large, disorderly group in the park, an NYPD spokesperson said. Some officers were left with multiple facial lacerations.

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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani speaks to reporters during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Mamdani appeared to downplay the incident.

"How anyone who wears a badge stands beside this mayor, much less risks their life for him, is beyond me," the former ESPN reporter wrote on X.

Werder explained to critics that he always regarded law enforcement with high esteem.

"Doesn’t matter where you live. Treating the police with such disrespect is wrong," he added.

Mamdani wrote on social media earlier Tuesday that he saw the videos of the officers getting pelted with snowballs.

NFL reporter Ed Werder at Dallas Cowboys training camp at the River Ridge Fields on July 27, 2022. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)

"Officers, like all city workers, have been out in a historic blizzard, keeping New Yorkers safe and cars moving," Mamdani wrote on X. "Treat them with respect. If anyone’s catching a snowball, it’s me."

No arrests have been made in the incident.

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