NFL violence in the stands. Patriot fan murdered with punch to the head!

So you bring up a sad single incident of a punch leading to a medical event in a middle aged man and ask if games are this bad.

Yes they are. All of them. For all fans, especially children.

Yeah. People get beat up all time time at NFL games. Usually two or three deaths a year.

The fans are not as classy as European and British "football".

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I'm from Detroit. Every time I'm gone to a Lions game there are idiots lit-up drunk fighting in the stands and its usually fat, old out-of-shape guys. It doesn't surprise me someone finally got killed from this. The fans at baseball, basketball and hockey games never have been quite as violent in my experience. But man, NFL games...people get extra stupid.

When I was a senior in high school the same thing happened to a guy in my class after a fight at one of our basketball games. Tragic things happen in life but "can't go to a football (or basketball game) without getting bunched in the head" is really a massive overreach.

hmm

99.9% of fans are fine at games.

However, things happen. I've probably been to about 25 NFL games in my lifetime and I would say that at some point I saw a fight, either in the stadium somewhere or around the stadium in the parking lots or wherever, at the majority of them.

Games definitely are not a good place for young kids. It's not so much about being around fights and all of that but so many people behave like idiots at games.

A big difference is that at football games there is often hours of drinking before the game that carries into the game. Such tailgating is much rarer in those other sports. I tailgated at a Brewers game years ago, but it was very subdued without a lot of others doing it so less group cover.

Also worth noting that college football games are WAYYYY more civil than NFL games.

Could you point me to evidence that 2-3 people at NFL games each year? And that those deaths are related to some sort of violence and not a guy having a MI in the stands?

Yep, this is definitely true even though there is an equal amount of tailgating that occurs prior to college games.

It's probably because many fans have a personal connection to the university as an alum, donor, employee, family member of a graduate, or family member of a current student. That can foster a level of respect for fellow fans and the stadium.

I’m from KC and while I’ve been to games and not seen fights, I have seen a few fights in person. I won’t take my kids to a chiefs game until they’re teenagers. It’s not a kid friendly atmosphere at all. Not sure if other stadiums are the same or different.

Eagles fans will beat you down in the parking lot after the game if you wear the other team's apparel. They used to bring D-cell batteries into the games so they could throw them at the other team. They confiscate many sections of lead pipe each year that people try to smuggle in.

Large percentage of men at NFL games. Close to 50/50 at College Games. Not a lot of kids at either.

All day to drink beer and tailgate before football vs right after work or dinner for NBA/NHL/MLB.

Lambeau field for GB is the only family friendly experience for NFL.

A Phillies fan threw batteries at JD Drew in 1999. This is the only incident I'm aware of in having followed Philadelphia sports for almost 40 years.

Lead pipe has been banned since 1970. Many people are going out of their way to find, dig up and personally handle a hazardous material for nefarious purposes at Eagles games?

You get a bunch of drunk, fat, entitled white people in the same place, of course there's going to be violence.

I've been to 4 NFL games in my life (two in Miami and two in Tampa). On all 4 occasions I left the games knowing there was no way I could bring a kid to watch. Foul language aside, every game had many incidents of fans throwing stuff at other fans. Fights weren't as frequent as I expected, but I did have one that spilled into the seat next to me at a Patriots/Fins game. I spent about as much time paying attention to the going-ons in the crowd as with what was happening on the field. Unenjoyable and each game cost me roughly $250(from tickets to parking to food). Cheaper and better to watch the game at the local sports bar.

Constant profanity at Giants-Dodgers games. Won’t forget about this one though:

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Giants fan Bryan Stow reflects on attack 10 years ago

Wednesday marks 10 years since Giants fan Bryan Stow was viciously beaten into a coma at Dodger Stadium. Many people didn’t think he'd survive but he did with a greater calling.

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You've clearly never been to a game in Baton Rouge...