Video and text from WEWS in Cleveland. Apparently the Jets have reached out to the family, but still ...
When one Cleveland-area mom found out her son wanted to go to the Browns-Jets game Sunday, she was a little nervous. Especially, since her husband, who was born in New York, and their 8-year-old son are Jets fans.
"Kids are off limits. Clevelanders are such great people. I knew that they would never hurt an 8-year-old kid, never," Danielle said. Danielle, who didn't want us using her last name, said things inside the game were great for her husband and son, but outside it got rowdy.
"Calling him a bad word, to my husband and to my son, throwing food at them," Danielle said. She said the worst of it was in the Muni Lot, as they were walking to the car to leave.
"As he was walking, holding my son's hand, a guy from behind tackled him. A drunken Browns fan tackled him and pulled him out of his dad's hand. He was on the ground crying," Danielle said.
She said the little boy's ankle was scraped and bruised. The dad didn't call police, opting to leave instead.
We can all agree this is way over the line, even if it was a league game. For the comments, perhaps: Where is the line? When does good-natured back-and-forth between rival fans turn into something else?
