At a pro football game....they must be kidding. <div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Fans are asked to treat Chiefs games like bowling matches By MJD The Kansas City Chiefs have a "Fan Code of Conduct," which is essentially a list of rules that fans have to follow when they're attending a game at Arrowhead. In theory, it's not a bad idea, as you'd like your stadium to provide a friendly atmosphere for families and people who aren't drunken hooligans. In practice, though, it might not be such a great idea, especially if the person responsible for coming up with the rules is an 85-year-old woman who teaches the 2nd grade and regards standing up as one of the evil things that young whippersnappers often do. Seriously, standing erect is the No. 2 item on the list of things that are prohibited: • Standing and/or obstructing the view of other fans Not only that, Pro Football Talk points out how seated fans can anonymously tattle on their upright counterparts: The Chiefs also have set up a text-messaging system that allows fans who might be offended by behaviors like standing to report the situation to the powers-that-be. Awesome. I hear they're even taking the extra step and including bed pans with every seat, so no one has to get up to use the bathroom. They're going to make the beer and peanut vendors crawl through the stadium on all fours. Also, as soon as you get to your seat and sit down, an usher's going to come by and inject you with a temporary paralytic. Maybe I'm overreacting. The anti-standing policy might only be temporary. Maybe they'll lift the ban when the Chiefs can field an offense that might actually score a touchdown every now and then and might give fans a reason to stand. Maybe this is only the policy until Brodie Croyle improved or is replaced. Still, it seems like an asinine, joyless, and dangerous policy. If standing is banned, we can't be far away from banning yelling, too, can we? I'm all for a friendly fan experience, but I'd also rather not turn Arrowhead into the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club.</div>
It won't last long. People will abuse it by texting in fans from other teams.... and then there's just the fact that fans will stand regardless, and they won't kick out thousands of fans.
I can't remember where I read it, but apparently the media took a rule banning "excessive standing up" and interpreted it as standing up in general. That's what happens during the slow part of the offseason. I think this rule was designed to limit people randomly standing up on 2nd and 10 (that can get annoying) and was specifically meant to ensure that the young/elderly/disabled can still enjoy the game.
That sucks, I go to the games to stand up, cheer, and get wild. If you want to sit around and act nice, stay at home and watch the game there.
It all seems to have been overblown, but I'm thinking if you can walk the ramps and stairs to get to your seats...you can probably stand up if needed. Wheelchairs have their own stations for accessability anyway.
What are they thinking? Arrowhead just might be the best homefield advantage of an stadium in the NFL, but it cant be if fans arent allowed to stand up and make noise....total BS if this actually comes to fruition
