Philadelphia Eagles fans have a reputation for being some of the worst of any fan base in the United States. That reputation was reinforced in a revolting way on Sunday.
The Eagles hosted the Green Bay Packers in a NFL Wild Card matchup and defeated the visitors 22-10. As the third quarter was winding down, Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs made a phenomenal tough-nosed run to set up what would be Green Bay’s only touchdown.
He's taking everyone with him!#GBvsPHI pic.twitter.com/IOocv88Ufh
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) January 12, 2025
A female Packers fan was cheering loudly after the play, which is what any normal fan would do. But an Eagles fan named Ryan Caldwell chose to verbally assault her for supporting her team.
While the female fan is unidentified, her fiancee, Alexander Basara, caught the whole interaction on his phone. Below is the full exchange, but be warned, the language is vile and abusive.
Basara wanted to do more to stand up for his fiancee (who handles it like a champ), but said that the circumstances prevented him from doing anything concrete.
“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.”
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Being outnumbered and not having the high ground certainly made reacting to this situation nigh impossible. But other people have taken action on behalf of the engaged couple.
Caldwell used to be a project manager for BCT Partners, a DEI-focused management consulting firm based in East Brunswick, N.J. (Hey, I thought people who worked at woke companies always wanted to empower women?). I say “used to” because the company fired Caldwell on Tuesday.
— BCT Partners (@bctpartners973) January 15, 2025
The 45-year-old's company profile uses the pronouns 'they/them' to describe his employment background, which is largely in hospitality.
Interestingly, BCT Partners condemned Caldwell’s actions “without condemning the individual” later adding, "We have offered grace and support to our former employee. We hope that he will grow and we all can learn from this deeply disturbing incident. That's what real inclusion is and does.”
There is no exact detail on what "support" was offered by BCT.
Caldwell unsurprisingly has no social media accounts now. He, they, them...whatever, is also banned from going to Lincoln Financial Field ever again.
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