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The NFL has an explanation for the mysterious guy recording videos on the Bears sideline during last week’s Thursday Night game.
Last week, a guy with a Commanders phone case was caught on camera taking videos of the Bears sideline, which led to various conspiracy theories.
WTF is this?!?! @ChicagoBears @Commanders pic.twitter.com/rnkEaW78Wa
— Drunk Ryan Poles (@DrunkRyanPoles) October 6, 2023
Apparently, the person with the Commanders phone case works for the NFL and is a uniform inspector.
“It was one of the two uniform inspectors assigned to the game, Ravin Caldwell,” chief NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told PFT by email on Saturday morning. Caldwell, per McCarthy, played for Washington from 1987 through 1992. “The other inspector at that game was Ricky Ervins, who played there 1991-94,” McCarthy added.
McCarthy said that the uniform inspectors take photos during the game and then upload them to the NFL’s system.
The appearance of shenanigans was enhanced in this case because, as McCarthy pointed out, Getsy “was well beyond the bench area around the 20 when the broadcast zoomed in on that shot.” (McCarthy included photos that clearly confirm this fact.)
While the NFL’s explanation clears things up a bit, it’s still probably not a good look to have someone with a Commanders phone case on the Bears sideline.