Remember the Carolina Panthers fan that was put into a sleeper hold at Cowboys Stadium last season?
Well, John Small from Asheville, NC is seeking $25,000 in damages for the incident which sparked conversation about fan behavior at NFL games. The video, which has been viewed almost 200,000 times on YouTube, shows Small struggling with several security guards at the Panthers versus Cowboys game on Thanksgiving Day. Small’s lawsuit is against the Dallas Cowboys and its stadium security company.
Someone in the crowd is heard repeatedly asking the guards to “relax” and Small yells several times for the guards to let go of him. Near the end of the recording, as Small struggles to free himself from a sleeper hold by one guard, a fan in a Chicago Bears uniform comes to help him.
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