A fan of the Philadelphia Eagles will be watching the rest of his team’s NFL playoff run from his couch after he was caught ruthlessly verbally abusing a female fan of the Green Bay Packers.
And that’s not the only punishment that could be coming his way.
According to reports, Dom DiSandro — who serves as the Eagles chief security officer, among roles — identified the man involved and came down hard.
“Big Dom has identified the guy and woman involved in this incident,” Derrick Gunn reported on X. “The guy will be banned from future Eagles games … the Eagles will be sending the woman Packers gear as an apology.
“Eagles once again showing what a class organization they are.”
In the viral video, which was posted early Monday by Alexander Basara and had been viewed more than 25 million times on X as of Tuesday morning, the Eagles fan was seen repeatedly insulting Basara’s fiancee.
“What it’s like going to Philly just trying to root for your team …” Basara captioned the post.
“Unprovoked, uncalled for. Packers twitter, help me out and find this guy … this is not okay.”
In the video, Basara can be heard responding to the vulgar fan, telling the man wearing a green Eagles jacket to not call his fiancee names.
“She’s an ugly, dumb c***,” the Eagles fan replies. “You gonna do anything? Shut the f*** up and watch the game.”
Basara and his fiancee took the abuse in stride.
At one point in the clip, she says, “I’m ugly,” while pretending to cry. “I’m so hurt.”
Basra also explained in a post on X that he wanted no part in a physical altercation as he was in a “hostile” situation.
“It was a tough situation,” he wrote on X. “Surrounded by hostile people including 2 of his buddy’s (one his brother). If I got physical there was no good ending there.”
The Eagles organization wasn’t the only one to come down hard on the man in question. The fan is under investigation by his employers, who branded his comments “completely unacceptable.”
On Monday, BCT Partners, a management consultant firm based in New Jersey, released a statement.
The company denounced the rant by the employee and said it had begun a “full investigation” into the incident,
“The management at BCT Partners has been made aware of a video circulating involving an employee making offensive remarks outside of the workplace,” the statement on X read.
“BCT Partners denounces this type of behavior, and we take this matter extremely seriously.
“As an organization that has always stood for inclusivity, the conduct displayed was completely unacceptable and stands in direct opposition to our company values.
“We have already begun a full investigation as an internal personnel matter to determine what actions will be taken. We sincerely apologize to everyone affected by this behavior and remain committed to fostering a culture of respect for all.”
This isn’t the first incident to put Philadelphia sports fans in a negative light over viral videos recently.
Last week, a man at the game between the Flyers and Maple Leafs attacked two Toronto fans in Philly.
In a video posted to social media from the Jan. 7 game, three fans — two men and one woman — wearing Toronto Maple Leafs gear appeared to be waving to some friends while standing in front of the glass during a break in play.
One Flyers fan apparently had seen enough, perhaps thinking the members of Leafs Nation were taunting the home team with their exaggerated waves.
Channeling some Broad Street Bullies’ energy, the Flyers fan hopped over several rows of seats to confront the visiting fans.
After pointing at the two men – who both were sporting blue Auston Matthews jerseys – and gesturing wildly, the Flyers fan attacked them.
The man, who was wearing a black T-shirt, a black Philadelphia Eagles hat and glasses, landed several punches to the heads of both men as their female friend eventually tried to break things up.
After one of the Leafs fans appeared to get rocked by a blow to the head, stumbling backwards, the man in black stopped his assault and began walking back up the stairs.