Deflategate Protest by Barstool Sports Leads to Arrests at NFL Offices

May 12, 2015   ·   Tyler Conway   ·   Jump to comments


What is the cost of a little national publicity? For the folks running the website Barstool Sports, it appears to be their freedom.    
Clad in gear supporting New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, members of the website's staff invaded the NFL's Manhattan office and handcuffed themselves together in a form of protest before being arrested Tuesday. Writer Lisa Kraus Edwards captured a photograph of the NYPD leading the protestors out of the building:
The protest—obviously in part tongue-in-cheek—came a day after the NFL suspended Brady four games, docked the Patriots two draft picks and fined the club $1 million for its part in the Deflategate scandal.  
Originally covered as a group of misbegotten fans with perhaps a little too much time on their hands, Barstool's David Portnoy eventually revealed his site as being behind the sit-in:
The satirical website is known for its New England-leaning style and has been p...

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