In the middle of the most boring Super Bowl ever, Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy was able to garner some serious attention.
Portnoy, a huge New England Patriots fan, was removed from his seats at Mercedes Benz Stadium in Atlanta and dragged away from the game:
Pres kicked out pic.twitter.com/2uuaw7OBRH
— Goldy (@mgoldy100) February 4, 2019
The Barstool key man was put in handcuffs by security and followed by Atlanta police:
Alright Frankie, we are at the Georgia State Correctional Facility between cellblocks A and C #FREEPORTNOY @stoolpresidente pic.twitter.com/b8xIBVqPlj
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) February 4, 2019
“Because he's not our hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A dark knight.” #FREEPORTNOY @stoolpresidente pic.twitter.com/KCtB9mQV5l
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) February 4, 2019
Portnoy has a long-running feud with the NFL over Deflategate. He was even arrested outside of NFL headquarters in 2015, leading him to be banned by the NFL. He was kicked out of Super Bowl Media Night during the week and is probably only too happy to have another big boost in attention after this incident.
