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Ryan Caldwell, the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>\u00a0fan who went viral for cruelly verbally abusing\u00a0Green Bay Packers<\/a>\u00a0fan Ally Keller during Sunday\u2019s Wild Card Round game, has broken his silence on the incident.<\/p>\n Keller attended the game at Lincoln Financial Field with her fianc\u00e9, Alexander Basara. The latter shared a viral video of Ryan Caldwell verbally abusing Keller and using derogatory language towards her.<\/p>\n The Eagles have since announced that Caldwell has received a lifetime ban from home games. He was also fired from his job as a project manager at the BCT Partners consulting firm.<\/p>\n Speaking to Jenna Lemoncelli of the\u00a0New York Post<\/em>, Ryan Caldwell\u00a0expressed remorse<\/a>\u00a0for his actions and apologized to Keller. He also claims that the video shared by Basara doesn\u2019t provide the entire \u201ccontext\u201d of their verbal altercation:<\/p>\n \u201cWhile 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n 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\u2019t 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.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n \ud83d\udea8BREAKING: The #Eagles<\/a> fan who verbally attacked the #Packers<\/a> fans has been FIRED from the \u201cDEI-focused consulting\u201d company that he works for.<\/p>\n Since the viral video, the man has been forced to delete all social media and banned from attending all Philly games. https:\/\/t.co\/0lbxb0yBZ3<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/AwmpIZwdri<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 MLFootball (@_MLFootball) January 15, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n