This is becoming far too prevalent around the National Football League. In the latest incident of a fan being injured during a fight at a NFL game, a 57-year-old man is in critical condition after he was beaten up during a tailgating party prior to the Chicago Bears home game on Sunday.
As Jordan Owen of the Chicago Sun-Times reports, the man was found “incapacitated” near his SUV in the stadium’s parking lot. He had head injuries and was transported Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he is in critical condition.
The report also indicates that the victim was “heavily intoxicated.”
This is just the latest incident in a long line of fan fights around the NFL this season.
Earlier this month, two San Francisco 49ers fans were arrested after an incident at Levi’s Stadium prior to their game against the Kansas City. We have seen similar situations in Arizona and Philadelphia this season.
As the NFL continues to make a point of attempting to make the fan experience better, these situations are seemingly more widespread in the past. And they really do prevent some from making the decision to take their children to certain venues around the league. That has to be of utmost concern to the league at this point.
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