PHILADELPHIA – A Philadelphia Eagles fan has responded after being banned from going to games, fired from his job, and widely shamed on social media because of a tirade directed at a Packers fan.
What happened
The Eagles hosted the Packers on Sunday evening in the wildcard round of the playoffs. Philadelphia had no trouble on the field, jumping out to an early lead and beating Green Bay, 22-10.
But that outcome turned into an afterthought for most of the world when a video surfaced of an Eagles fan heckling a Packers fan inside Lincoln Financial Field.
In the video, a woman wearing Packers gear is celebrating a replay review, and a man in Eagles gear in the row behind starts to berate her.
The man, later identified as Ryan Caldwell, called the woman an “ugly, dumb c—.”
When the woman’s fiance, who was filming the interaction, told Caldwell not to speak to her that way, Caldwell said, “You gonna do anything? Shut the f— up.”
Video of interaction goes viral
Millions of people watched the exchange after the woman’s fiance posted it on social media.
Fans from both teams condemned Caldwell’s behavior, alongside thousands of others, and that’s when people started to try to identify him.
More than 10 million people watched the video on X within 24 hours.
Caldwell banned
The Philadelphia Eagles quickly banned Caldwell from attending any future events at the stadium, according to the New York Post.
That doesn’t just include Eagles games, but concerts and any other events.
Caldwell fired from job
The social media investigators who identified Caldwell learned that he worked at BCT Partners, a DEI-focused management consulting firm in East Brunswick, New Jersey.
The company released a statement on Tuesday saying, in part, “We have decided to part company with the employee. … We condemn our former employee’s conduct in the strongest possible terms. This individual’s conduct and language were vile, disgusting, unacceptable, and horrific and have no place in our workplace and society.”
You can see the full Facebook post below.
Caldwell make statement
Caldwell sent Local 4 a statement at 11 p.m. Wednesday. You can read it below.
While attending an NFL game last Sunday to support my beloved Philadelphia Eagles, an incident occurred that I deeply regret. What began as banter with two Packers fans sitting near me escalated to something more serious, and I said things that were unacceptable. In the heat of the moment, I chose unforgiving words to address one of the fans, Ms. Ally Keller. I want to sincerely apologize to Ms. Keller for those words, and to my wife, family, and friends, my former employer and colleagues, Packer fans, Eagle fans, the Philadelphia Eagles, the City of Philadelphia, and all who were offended. That said, there are two sides to every story. The video clip circulating online does not reflect the full context of what transpired, and my actions were not without provocation. I will live with this experience, and I am certainly paying a personal price. For those who don’t know me, this incident does not reflect my values or the respect I have for others and is not indicative of the person I am.
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