The Story Behind The Fan That Caught The Ball From Josh And Ran Up The Stairs

[US Egg]

A far cry from the no net free-for-all behind the end zone for the ball at the Old War Memorial.
 

My father wouldn’t let me go down there.

[thenorthremembers]

So why is it you cant keep a ball if it flys into the stands?  Its not like baseball where it happens multiple times a game.    The NFL that hard up?

[DuckyBoys]

Pegula  cant afford another $100 Wilson FB?

[machine gun kelly]

Why not just let the guy have the ball?  They have like 50 more at hand.  He would save this forever.  Giving him another ball isn’t the same.  It’s BS to me.

[Gugny]

4 hours ago, ChevyVanMiller said:

He said he had caught balls in the stands before and the Bills took them back and promised replacement footballs - then reneged.

 

This time the team came through.

 

https://www.wivb.com/bills-mafia-buffalo-fans/bills-fan-who-caught-football-shares-his-story/?fbclid=IwY2xjawNSO_9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHp8903G9tLsVEG3q3QVlZNBj-NTUPh_alQcdBub20GJ_DXI_7pcBiv84F9SD_aem_vMLJUVuhJdAO0-XfXDeoOQ

I’d love to know how many people have caught more than one football at NFL games. 
 

My guess is close to zero. 
 

I call bullsh*t. 

[Pecker]

What’s the point of the bills getting the ball back? Especially when they give you a different ball ?? Just let the fans keep it 

[djp14150]

5 hours ago, SoCal Deek said:

it looked to me like his wife was telling him to make a run for it. Or could it be that wasn’t his wife? 😂

I think he has to be a CEO….

[HOUSE]

This sounds like a guy who thought he could steal a football got caught on the kiss cam than made up a heartwarming BS story to share with the kids

 

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Edited yesterday at 12:20 AM by HOUSE

[Buffalo716]

10 minutes ago, HOUSE said:

This sounds like a guy who thought he could steal a football got caught on the kiss cam than made up a heartwarming BS story to share with the kids

 

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Yeah I mean I've been to dozens and dozens and dozens and dozens of football games at the Ralph 

 

You're not getting out of there with that football lol 

Edited yesterday at 12:27 AM by Buffalo716

[chongli]

5 hours ago, VaMilBill said:

I think the call from Mike Tirico in national television is well worth way more than the ball (original ball or not). I mean he has a party story for life with Tirico calling him out of the stadium 

 

 

[Dan Darragh]

Tirico was hilarious.  

 

Funniest prime time football moment since this one in 1972:

 

 

[Bermuda Triangle]

7 hours ago, VaMilBill said:

I think the call from Mike Tirico in national television is well worth way more than the ball (original ball or not). I mean he has a party story for life with Tirico calling him out of the stadium 

Perhaps the most exciting part of the game/broadcast 

[947]

Wilson "The Duke" footballs are $160 nowadays, so it's not like losing a baseball into the stands.

[Playoffs?]

Stupid that the fans can’t keep the balls that they catch. 

The NFL and the owners bring in so much money.  Let’s say 3 balls go into the stands each game (which may be on the high side), the NFL can’t afford $500 per game?  Give me a break. 

[Sweats]

21 hours ago, JP51 said:

I get it kinda, like how do you miss the game for a football? I know Josh thru it but that was a big game... and to leave your wife alone in the stands cmon man... 

 

 

 

 

At least the guy got a game ball out of it..........If you met my wife, you'd see why i would have left her for a hot dog.

[Metal Man]

This doesn't make any sense.

 

If they are willing to give fans a replacement ball anyway why not just let them keep the ball that goes into the stands?

 

I guess unless the replacement is one of those mini footballs or a nerf one....

[Just Jack]

20 minutes ago, Metal Man said:

This doesn't make any sense.

 

If they are willing to give fans a replacement ball anyway why not just let them keep the ball that goes into the stands?

 

I guess unless the replacement is one of those mini footballs or a nerf one....

 

The ball you buy off the shelf at Dick's or the Bills store, is not exactly the same as a game ball. 

[ChevyVanMiller]

23 minutes ago, Metal Man said:

This doesn't make any sense.

 

If they are willing to give fans a replacement ball anyway why not just let them keep the ball that goes into the stands?

 

I guess unless the replacement is one of those mini footballs or a nerf one....

I think it is because, as someone mentioned earlier in the thread, the game balls are now chipped for the first down technology. The replacement balls would be run-of-the-mill Wilson NFL footballs.

[Metal Man]

17 hours ago, ChevyVanMiller said:

I think it is because, as someone mentioned earlier in the thread, the game balls are now chipped for the first down technology. The replacement balls would be run-of-the-mill Wilson NFL footballs.

 

I didn't think we were there with the chip technology in the ball yet but looks like this is most likely the answer.

 

AI Answer:

 

Yes, NFL footballs are chipped; a small, coin-sized microchip has been inserted into them since 2017 as part of the NextGen Stats system. While this chip collects data on the ball's movement and other player metrics, it has a margin of error and is not currently used to make precise officiating calls like first downs, though the NFL continues to test and develop the technology for future use.  

 

 

[SoCal Deek]

The NFL (No Fun League) started down this misery spiral when they put those pesky nets up behind the goal posts. Back at the Rockpile, the kids would all stand behind the end zone and try to catch the field goals and extra points. Inevitably a feeding frenzy ensued after each kick…like watching piranha when chum is dumped into the tank. Good times, I tell ya! 😉