NFL Stadium Forced Fan To Throw 'MAGA' Hat In The Trash
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An NFL stadium forced a fan to throw their "MAGA" hat in the trash during a game last weekend.
The Arizona Cardinals hosted the Los Angeles Rams in Week 2 on Sunday. The Cardinals blew out the Rams, 41-10, for a decisive victory. Kyler Murray played like an MVP candidate and Marvin Harrison Jr. had a monstrous breakout game, catching four passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns. But while Murray, Harrison Jr. and the rest of the Cardinals team starred on the field, there was a controversy between a fan and a security guard off of it. A political hat was forced to be thrown in the garbage.
An Arizona Cardinals fan said that a security guard at State Farm Stadium made her throw away her Make America Great Again hat.
The fan, who is a season ticket holder, says that the security guard forced her to throw away the hat, because no politically-motivated attire is allowed.
"I thought [the security guard] was joking," the fan told a local news outlet.
"She said, 'No political hats or shirts.'"
The fan ultimately agreed to discard of her hat, but she now wishes that she hadn't.
"In retrospect, I wish I would have stood my ground," the fan said.
"I wasn't sure what the repercussions would be, and my husband would kill me if I did something [to lose] the season tickets."
The Cardinals have since released a statement. They have a list of items that are not-allowed at games, but MAGA hats are not on it.
"In an isolated incident at Sunday's game, a stadium security member misunderstood a policy on prohibited items," the statement said.
"Like most venues, 'signage, posters, flags, or displays that are….political in nature' are not permitted. However, that did not apply in this instance.
"Moving forward, we will work to provide clarity to all stadium personnel in these situations," the Cardinals' statement continued. "We have also reached out to the individual involved to communicate that their experience was not consistent with our policies and practices and to apologize for that."
The Cardinals are 1-1 on the season. They are scheduled to take on the Lions on Sunday.
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