He also called him a POS but it was the fag comment that got the press up in arms which is understandable since fags are no minority in the press corps.
Will McDonough of the Boston Globe one time punched out a Patriots cornerback named Ray Clayborne who decided he didn't like what the reporter had to say about him and decided to try and intimidate him. When Will died a few years back they held a viewing of his body in the Fleet Center so people could pay their respects. He knew football like few other people did.