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The Philadelphia Eagles have responded after Democratic power broker George Norcross says he was thrown out of Sunday’s game against the Dallas Cowboys for displaying an American-Israeli flag over a suite wall at Lincoln Financial Field.
The team says Norcross was ejected for becoming “physically and verbally abusive” toward stadium staff.
Norcross claimed that he was asked to leave because he refused to take the flag down.
Eagles officials say they have a stadium policy that states signs with any “kind of non-game messaging” cannot be hung from stadium suites.
Norcross said in an earlier statement that he would be considering legal action after this incident.
The Philadelphia Eagles reaffirm our stance again condemning the horrific and brutal Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel on October 7th.
“The tragic loss of innocent lives in Israel is both shocking and heartbreaking. We condemn the abhorrent acts of terrorism, and we grieve for all the victims and their families. We pray for peace to be brought to the people of the region.” – Philadelphia Eagles, October 9, 2023.
We feel it necessary to articulate the facts of the matter involving Mr. Norcross at the stadium on Sunday. Mr. Norcross’ removal from the stadium had nothing to do with the content of his sign.
Our stadium policies expressly prohibit signage containing any kind of non-game messaging to be hung from a stadium suite. Stadium staff repeatedly asked Mr. Norcross to remove the sign he hung outside of the suite. Instead of complying with the request, Mr. Norcross became physically and verbally abusive. Mr. Norcross was ejected from the stadium only after his abuse toward numerous stadium staff members continued. He was escorted from the suite level to the stadium’s ejection point, just as anyone else would be after engaging in abusive behavior in violation of stadium policy.