LMAO!!! I especially like the busting up the willcall windows...
*******************************************
PHILADELPHIA — New turf. Same old Vet.
The preseason opener for the Baltimore Ravens and Philadelphia Eagles was postponed Monday night because of problems with the turf at Veterans Stadium.
Officials from both NFL teams thought uneven cutouts in the field could affect players' footing.
Some disappointed fans, among the estimated 45,000 in attendance, smashed will-call windows and other areas outside the 30-year-old stadium. Six people were arrested for unruly behavior, and that was just one problem.
The press elevator then got stuck between the first and second level while a news conference took place. There were no injuries, but 18 people waited 41 minutes to be let out.
Commissioner Paul Tagliabue will decide Tuesday if the game will be made up. Both teams have two games to play within the next 11 days.
The start time, scheduled for 7:30 p.m., was originally pushed back 35 minutes. At 8:09, the stadium announcer said the game was "temporarily suspended." Fans, who were offered a full refund, immediately began booing. At least one object was thrown on the field.
Fifteen minutes later, the game was officially postponed by Peter Hadhazy, the NFL's director of game operations.
No one questioned the decision.
"It was completely unanimous from everybody's perspective," Eagles president Joe Banner said. "The field is not suitable to playing.
"We're disappointed. We've been going through this for years. It's not acceptable. The conditions this team is forced to play in is absolutely unacceptable and an embarrassment to the city of Philadelphia."
*******************************************
PHILADELPHIA — New turf. Same old Vet.
The preseason opener for the Baltimore Ravens and Philadelphia Eagles was postponed Monday night because of problems with the turf at Veterans Stadium.
Officials from both NFL teams thought uneven cutouts in the field could affect players' footing.
Some disappointed fans, among the estimated 45,000 in attendance, smashed will-call windows and other areas outside the 30-year-old stadium. Six people were arrested for unruly behavior, and that was just one problem.
The press elevator then got stuck between the first and second level while a news conference took place. There were no injuries, but 18 people waited 41 minutes to be let out.
Commissioner Paul Tagliabue will decide Tuesday if the game will be made up. Both teams have two games to play within the next 11 days.
The start time, scheduled for 7:30 p.m., was originally pushed back 35 minutes. At 8:09, the stadium announcer said the game was "temporarily suspended." Fans, who were offered a full refund, immediately began booing. At least one object was thrown on the field.
Fifteen minutes later, the game was officially postponed by Peter Hadhazy, the NFL's director of game operations.
No one questioned the decision.
"It was completely unanimous from everybody's perspective," Eagles president Joe Banner said. "The field is not suitable to playing.
"We're disappointed. We've been going through this for years. It's not acceptable. The conditions this team is forced to play in is absolutely unacceptable and an embarrassment to the city of Philadelphia."