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Capt. Obvious

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Tue May 12, 2015, 03:48 PM May 2015

Patriots Fans ‘Protest’ At NFL Offices, Arrested During ‘Sit-In’

A few New England Patriots fans took their outrage to a new level Tuesday — while getting some publicity in the process.

It started with a makeshift protest outside the NFL’s offices in New York, as a handful of supposed Patriots fans picketed in protest of the suspension for Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. A photo of the Patriots fans quickly went viral and was passed around Twitter.

Shortly thereafter, though, it was revealed the Patriots fans actually were a group of bloggers from the Boston-based sports blog, Barstool Sports. In addition to protesting the league’s decision, the blog pulled off a pretty good publicity stunt in the process. They eventually moved inside to the league’s office building where they hosted a “sit-in” of sorts. The group handcuffed themselves together and sat in the lobby.





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Patriots Fans ‘Protest’ At NFL Offices, Arrested During ‘Sit-In’ (Original Post) Capt. Obvious May 2015 OP
Give the guy a break. Kingofalldems May 2015 #1
Will Pitt and Joeybee trumad May 2015 #2
+1 Auggie May 2015 #3
I guess putting the police on ignore doesn't work. mythology May 2015 #5
ell ohh ell frylock May 2015 #10
bwah bigwillq May 2015 #7
LOL n/t trotsky May 2015 #8
Thanks for posting! KamaAina May 2015 #4
lol trumad May 2015 #6
What's next? I'm thinking a hunger strike. n/t Yavin4 May 2015 #9
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