‘Beyond being a scumbag’ – Dave Portnoy calls out Eagles fan who targeted Commanders supporters after win
Philadelphia Eagles fans have developed a reputation for crossing a line at home games. During the wild-card round win over the Green Bay Packers, a female Green Bay supporter was subjected to vile misogynistic taunts. Commanders fans walk away from the stadium after a brutal lossX @JTheWSF The fan who was caught on video abusing her has since apologized after being fired from his job and banned from Eagles home games. Philadelphia bosses deserve credit for taking swift action and it should be pointed out that the Eagles are not the only fanbase who have seen such incidents. Fans wearing opposing colors are a common sight at NFL games but playful banter can sometimes go too far. After the Eagles beat the Washington Commanders at Lincoln Financial Field to set up a Super Bowl collision with Patrick Mahomes‘ Kansas City Chiefs, another incident was caught on camera. Two Washington fans are surrounded as they leave the stadium as people yelled at them. One Eagles supporter put his green hat on one of the fans’ head before quickly taking it off. Another then grabs the Commanders supporter’s yellow beanie off his head and appears to run off with it. Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy thought he went too far. “I know Philly fans are scumbsgs but this is beyond being a scumbag,” he posted on X. “Total asshole move to actually grab the dudes hat as he’s walking out.” His comments sparked a debate in the replies, with some suggesting that fans avoid wearing rival team colors and others insisting they should feel free to do so. The Eagles and their legendary Tush Push are heading to New OrleansGetty Philly fans believe their reputation is unfairGetty “Only fanbase that could ever get me to cheer for mahomes,” joked one fan in the replies. “Never wear opposing team gear when your team is the visitor. Especially in Philly,” added another. “Like school in the summertime… no class,” a third wrote. “Behavior at NFL events has become an embarrassment to society. Fans act like they’re in a battle yet they often show little respect for their opponents. People should remember that without competition there would be no game at all,” said a fourth, with many pointing out that it is a league-wide issue not limited to Philly. Ally Keller, and her fiancé, Alex Basara, were the Green Bay fans at the center of the previous rival video. They told NBC Philadelphia that the game began with them having a good time and exchanging friendly banter. “He started out with playful jabs at first or kind of just saying things to us right when we sat down,” Basara said. “I chatted with him for a bit. But then he just kept saying some of the same things. “Continued through the entire game. It got worse and worse as the game went on. We were surrounded by Eagles fans. We were getting all the attention.” Things then began to take a turn. “And then he just said, ‘Actually, you’re not even good-looking enough to be talking to me,’” Keller said. “And then I said, you know, ‘What does that mean?’ And he said, ‘You know what that means.’ And so I said, ‘Have you looked in the mirror yourself?’ And he said, ‘Yeah, but I’m a man. I’m allowed to be ugly. You’re a woman.’ “If it did turn into an altercation or something physical, all they see is me messing with an Eagles fan, and then I become the target. “And then what happens with my fiancé at that time in that scenario? It’s a dangerous situation.”
Philadelphia Eagles fans have developed a reputation for crossing a line at home games.
During the wild-card round win over the Green Bay Packers, a female Green Bay supporter was subjected to vile misogynistic taunts.
The fan who was caught on video abusing her has since apologized after being fired from his job and banned from Eagles home games.
Philadelphia bosses deserve credit for taking swift action and it should be pointed out that the Eagles are not the only fanbase who have seen such incidents.
Fans wearing opposing colors are a common sight at NFL games but playful banter can sometimes go too far.
After the Eagles beat the Washington Commanders at Lincoln Financial Field to set up a Super Bowl collision with Patrick Mahomes‘ Kansas City Chiefs, another incident was caught on camera.
Two Washington fans are surrounded as they leave the stadium as people yelled at them.
One Eagles supporter put his green hat on one of the fans’ head before quickly taking it off.
Another then grabs the Commanders supporter’s yellow beanie off his head and appears to run off with it.
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy thought he went too far.
“I know Philly fans are scumbsgs but this is beyond being a scumbag,” he posted on X. “Total asshole move to actually grab the dudes hat as he’s walking out.”
His comments sparked a debate in the replies, with some suggesting that fans avoid wearing rival team colors and others insisting they should feel free to do so.
“Only fanbase that could ever get me to cheer for mahomes,” joked one fan in the replies.
“Never wear opposing team gear when your team is the visitor. Especially in Philly,” added another.
“Like school in the summertime… no class,” a third wrote.
“Behavior at NFL events has become an embarrassment to society. Fans act like they’re in a battle yet they often show little respect for their opponents. People should remember that without competition there would be no game at all,” said a fourth, with many pointing out that it is a league-wide issue not limited to Philly.
Ally Keller, and her fiancé, Alex Basara, were the Green Bay fans at the center of the previous rival video.
They told NBC Philadelphia that the game began with them having a good time and exchanging friendly banter.
“He started out with playful jabs at first or kind of just saying things to us right when we sat down,” Basara said. “I chatted with him for a bit. But then he just kept saying some of the same things.
“Continued through the entire game. It got worse and worse as the game went on. We were surrounded by Eagles fans. We were getting all the attention.”
Things then began to take a turn.
“And then he just said, ‘Actually, you’re not even good-looking enough to be talking to me,’” Keller said. “And then I said, you know, ‘What does that mean?’ And he said, ‘You know what that means.’ And so I said, ‘Have you looked in the mirror yourself?’ And he said, ‘Yeah, but I’m a man. I’m allowed to be ugly. You’re a woman.’
“If it did turn into an altercation or something physical, all they see is me messing with an Eagles fan, and then I become the target.
“And then what happens with my fiancé at that time in that scenario? It’s a dangerous situation.”
