NFL in contact with Panthers regarding fan sucker-punching older fan
A Carolina Panthers fan punched another fan in the face multiple times during Thursday night’s game against the Philadelphia Eagles, and the NFL says it is looking into the incident.
A video that was shared on Instagram shows a fan decking a much older man and leaving him bloodied after an argument. The user who shared the clip provided some background information, explaining that the man who threw the punch and his girlfriend were standing the entire game and disturbing people around them.
Beware that the video is graphic:
“Dude bro & his chicka were standing for the entire game. Words gradually got more and more escalated,” the Instagram user wrote. “There previously was a single mom and her son between us, they left halfway through the 3rd. After that, the lid was off. The dude took offense to the couple never sitting down and obstructing his view. The victim telling the dude bro how they’re being jerks and how rude they are for not sitting. The dude bro turns around and calls the victim a ‘geriatric f—‘, ‘f—-t’, and ‘hick.’ Then sucker punches him right in the face. I don’t know if he got away or left in handcuffs, but I hope it’s the latter.”
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the league has been in contact with the Panthers over the incident and says it takes such events “very seriously.”
Unfortunately, instances like the one you see above are not uncommon and have led to some horrible results in the past. Hopefully the fan who threw the swing is tracked down and justice is served.
