Baltimore Ravens fans were certainly unhappy last Sunday as they watched their home team suffer a disappointing loss to the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. But it appears that at least one Ravens fan took his frustrations out on the CBS television crew at the scene.
Lamar Jackson had a great regular season, defeating the Houston Texans in the divisional round and earning his first career postseason home win. Former NFL quarterback and current CBS analyst Boom Esiason and the rest of the CBS “NFL Today” crew were broadcasting from M&T Bank Stadium.
Esiason said he and co-hosts Nate Burleson and Bill Cowher encountered fans at the Amtrak station near the Ravens’ home stadium.
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CBS Sports Analyst Boomer Esiason before the AFC Championship game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on January 30, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Scott Winters/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Esiason spoke more about the incident on Monday’s WFAN morning show. Esiason began by praising the Ravens’ loyal fan base, saying the crowd “most of the time couldn’t have been better, in the stadium and under these circumstances.”
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But the former Cincinnati Bengals quarterback said the fans were “total mopping tools.” He also suggested that the fan had consumed an excessive amount of alcohol.
Esiason added that the fan in question claimed the NFL was “rigged.”
“He’s decided he’s going to come here and tell us about how the NFL is rigged,” Esiason explained. “And he uses very colorful language.”
Boomer Esiason attends the 2022 Paramount Upfront at 666 Madison Avenue on May 18, 2022 in New York City. (Arturo Holmes/Wire Image)
But he also noted that Cowher was quick to defend the integrity of the league.
“Coach is great, he’s going to protect the NFL,” Esiason explained. “I don’t want to hear any of this ‘drunk fan who lost a bet’ crap…He’s a Hall of Famer and he’ll die with that shield,” Esiason said of Cowher.
At one point, the situation escalated to the point that Mr. Esiason considered getting into a physical altercation with the individual.
Full view of the AFC Championship Game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Kansas City Chiefs at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland on January 28, 2024. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)
“I said, ‘Listen, if he gets any closer, I might have to stand up and punch this guy in the face,'” Esiason said. “And I’m angry now. [NFC Championship Game on an iPad]this idiot is screaming about NFL cheating.
“We won’t let anyone go after Coach Cowher.”
Burleson, a former Detroit Lions wide receiver, then entered the fray.
“Nate is ready to take off his suit and rip this guy’s face off,” Esiason said.
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The chaotic scene ended with no punches landing.
“It was insane,” Esiason said. “Then another Ravens fan started screaming at this guy, and then the police came in.”
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