The West Texas Warbirds and Dallas Prime turned a football game into a WWE match.
Complete chaos erupted on Saturday night in the fourth quarter when players began fighting with each other and it led to players also fighting with fans in the stands at Ector County Coliseum in Odessa.
At one point, a fan could be seen with a steel chair smacking a player over the head with it.
In a statement, Warbirds’ President Leif Kertis called the incident “embarrassing, regrettable, and inexcusable,” before adding that the organization is cooperating with local authorities.
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“We are confident that once details emerge many items will be cleared up. We can confirm that as of right now no Warbirds players, coaches, or staff are subjects of the investigations.”
Kertis added that the person using the folding chair as a weapon “is not, and has never been part of our organization in any capacity.”
“No matter where fault, blame, or culpability lies we owe the people of the Permian Basin an apology. You should never be concerned for your safety or your child’s safety at our games. We are taking the appropriate steps to mitigate any possibility of reoccurrence in future seasons by working with the Coliseum and ECSO on improved proactive measures as well as response management,” Kertis added.
