A group of Patriots fans showed up at the NFL offices in Manhattan on Tuesday, just a day after punishment was handed down to Tom Brady and the team for their roles in the Deflategate scandal. Brady was suspended four games without pay, while the team was docked a first and fourth-round pick and fined $1 million.
The protestors started off outside:
Small band of protesters show up outside @NFL offices chanting: Free Brady! Fire Goodell! Kensil's a [expletive] pic.twitter.com/TNV5zi5fW5
— Lisa Kraus Edwards (@LAKEdwards) May 12, 2015
Then moved into the lobby of the building:
Patriots protesters have handcuffed themselves together in lobby of @NFL offices. Expecting police arrival. pic.twitter.com/Tc5ah9XkyK
— Lisa Kraus Edwards (@LAKEdwards) May 12, 2015
Once inside, they handcuffed themselves together and sat on the floor:
While onlookers stopped and stared:
Then a security guard came over and informed the protesters that the police had been called and they were about to be thrown out. (Warning: NSFW language)
And the cops showed up to escort the fans from the building:
#Patriots "Free Brady" guys led out by police in front of #NFL offices pic.twitter.com/cxp9gGNJLh
— Lisa Kraus Edwards (@LAKEdwards) May 12, 2015
Right into a police van:
#Patriots fans taken to Central Booking in New York City. They will be kept overnight for their stunt in #NFL lobby. pic.twitter.com/lrZVRbLqKQ
— Lisa Kraus Edwards (@LAKEdwards) May 12, 2015
No word just yet on what they're being charged with, but the apparent leader of the group has requested a GoFundMe campaign to pay their bail.
I don't want to beg but a gofundme for our bail would be nice. #defendthewall #freebrady
— David Portnoy (@stoolpresidente) May 12, 2015
This is after a similar campaign to raise money to help the Patriots pay their league-mandated fine surfaced on the Internet Monday evening.
Now, I've seen everything.
