Eagles fans boo Santa. They throw batteries at opposing players.
It’s a tired stereotype constantly bombarding Philadelphia Eagles faithful that they are the evilest fans in the NFL . And every once in awhile, a video will go viral to perpetuate the tired trope and myth.
In walks a Green Bay Packers fan with his fiancée into the belly of the beast of Lincoln Financial Field to watch his team take on the Eagles in the highly anticipated (eventually rather boring 22-10 “no mas” Philly victory ) NFC wild-card game. We know what happened. One Philly fan spewed unspeakable filth to the fan’s fiancée. It went viral. The perpetrator was found by social media sleuths, received a lifetime ban , and was fired from his job.
As is always the case, there was a little more to this story, especially with some context. First, it turns out the Packers fan, Alex Basara, was obviously looking to create a viral moment, as is proven out by his GoFundMe post to attend the game.
“I’ve been cursed at, stuff thrown at me, and even my first ever cheesehead ripped off my head and thrown into a fire bin while supporting my team in Philly,” he wrote. “But I’m sure as hell not scared to do it again.”…