Featured

Eagles Fan Fired From Firm Following Viral Video

Ah, Philadelphia Eagles fans—proving once again that the “City of Brotherly Love” is more of an ironic nickname than a guiding principle.

The latest example comes courtesy of Ryan Caldwell, a now-former employee of BCT Partners, who went viral for all the wrong reasons after he was caught on video launching a vile tirade against a female Green Bay Packers fan during Sunday’s game. In what should surprise absolutely no one who’s been to Lincoln Financial Field, the confrontation included Caldwell calling the woman a “dumb c***,” while her fiancé stood by, recording the incident and pleading for help from Packers fans on social media.

The video, which spread like wildfire on platforms like X (formerly Twitter), captured exactly the kind of behavior that’s come to define Philadelphia’s sports culture—aggressive, crass, and completely unprovoked. According to the fiancé, Alexander Basara, his partner’s only “crime” was cheering for her team in enemy territory. Basara wrote in his post that the encounter left him feeling helpless, trapped in a hostile crowd, and fearing escalation if he tried to intervene. Classic Philly.

But here’s where the story takes an interesting twist. Caldwell wasn’t just any Eagles fan with a bad temper; he worked for BCT Partners, a company that markets itself as being committed to solving “complex social issues” and promoting values like respect and inclusion. You really can’t make this stuff up. The man was practically a walking contradiction, spouting misogynistic slurs on a Sunday while working Monday through Friday at a company dedicated to, well, the opposite of that. Naturally, once the video made the rounds, BCT Partners wasted no time in distancing themselves from their problematic employee.

You can watch the video here.

In a statement released Tuesday, the company announced Caldwell’s firing, emphasizing that his behavior had no place in their organization. “We condemn our former employee’s conduct in the strongest possible terms,” the statement read. “This individual’s conduct and language were vile, disgusting, unacceptable, and horrific and have no place in our workplace and society.” For a company focused on inclusion, it’s safe to say Caldwell’s sideline antics didn’t align with their brand.

Caldwell, to his credit, issued an apology that checked all the boxes for public contrition. He expressed regret and apologized to the Packers fan, Ms. Ally Keller, and to just about everyone else under the sun—his wife, family, friends, employer, both fanbases, the Eagles, and even the entire city of Philadelphia. (Though, let’s be honest, Philly’s probably not the place to expect people to clutch their pearls over bad behavior at a football game.)

Caldwell admitted to choosing “unforgiving words” but also claimed there was “provocation” that wasn’t captured in the video. Of course, that’s a pretty standard play out of the apology handbook: Admit fault, sprinkle in a little blame-shifting, and hope it all blows over.

The situation has since turned into a PR disaster for Caldwell, whose career took a nosedive faster than a botched Eagles punt. While BCT Partners may have done the right thing in firing him, this episode is a glaring reminder of how quickly poor behavior in public can ruin personal and professional reputations in the age of social media. One moment you’re a face in the crowd at a football game, and the next, you’re a trending topic—and not in a good way.

As for Caldwell’s claim that the video doesn’t show the “full context,” it’s hard to imagine any context that justifies calling someone a “dumb c***” over football fandom. But hey, this is Philadelphia we’re talking about, where even Santa Claus famously got booed and pelted with snowballs. If there’s one lesson here, it’s that Eagles fans may want to tone it down a notch—or at least make sure no one’s filming the next time they decide to live up to their reputation.

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

To Top
$(".comment-click-4396").on("click", function(){ $(".com-click-id-4396").show(); $(".disqus-thread-4396").show(); $(".com-but-4396").hide(); }); // The slider being synced must be initialized first $('.post-gallery-bot').flexslider({ animation: "slide", controlNav: false, animationLoop: true, slideshow: false, itemWidth: 80, itemMargin: 10, asNavFor: '.post-gallery-top' }); $('.post-gallery-top').flexslider({ animation: "fade", controlNav: false, animationLoop: true, slideshow: false, prevText: "<", nextText: ">", sync: ".post-gallery-bot" }); });