El-Sayed Challenges Rogers to Football Game | Dayton News

Dayton News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 13, 2026 · 1m

Michigan’s Senate race just got a whole lot more chaotic as Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed dared Republican opponent Mike Rogers to a no-pad football game—instead of debating, El-Sayed wants to settle their differences on the field. The challenge came after Rogers accused El-Sayed of wanting to erase American traditions like football and the Fourth of July, prompting El-Sayed to fire back with a cheeky, physical alternative. Rogers has since used El-Sayed’s past critiques of those same traditions as campaign fodder, trying to paint him as out of touch. While Rogers hasn’t responded to the…