National Football League (NFL) players Tyreek Hill, Antonio Brown and Harrison Butker have reacted to former USA president Donald Trump’s assassination attempt. 

Trump was shot at during an election campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday (Jul 13). The bullet hit former POTUS’s right ear and he was immediately taken to safety by US Secret Service.

Reacting to the news, Kansas City Chiefs kicker Butker wrote on social media platform X: “Pray for our country.”

Brown, who last played in NFL with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2021, was bolder in his statement. 

“It’s over – Trump 2024,” wrote the wide receiver in reference to the possible result of upcoming US Presidential elections.

Miami Dolphins WR Hill, on the other hand, took a different take on the despicable incident and wrote: “Waiting on someone to post a Simpson clip saying they predicted it.”

Trump, the Republican hopeful for a second term in the White House, reacted to the incident by asking people to ‘fear not.’

“We will fear not, but instead remain resilient in our faith and defiant in the face of wickedness. Our love goes out to the other victims and their families,” wrote the former president on social media platform Truth on Sunday (Jul 14).

“We pray for the recovery of those who were wounded, and hold in our hearts the memory of the citizen who was so horribly killed,” he added.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the premier US agency, identified the shooter as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, a registered Republican as per the state voter records.

A semiautomatic refile was recovered from Crooks who took the shot 140 metres away from Trump’s stage. Two people apart from Trump were injured in the incident while one died.

The Secret Service, meanwhile, denied accusations of refusing additional security to Trump. Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi refuted the claims on X and said “added protective resources and technology and capabilities as part of the increased campaign travel tempo.”