--- title: Philadelphia Eagles Nolan Carroll Tackles Fan on Field description: Philadelphia Eagles Player Nolan Carroll tackled a fan who ran onto the field canonical: https://time.com/4042823/eagles-player-tackles-fan/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-09-21T18:12:13.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T04:46:59.045Z og:title: Watch An Eagles Player Tackle A Fan Who Runs On The Field og:description: That has got to hurt og:url: https://time.com/4042823/eagles-player-tackles-fan/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch An Eagles Player Tackle A Fan Who Runs On The Field twitter:description: That has got to hurt twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch An Eagles Player Tackle A Fan Who Runs On The Field > Sponsored content. 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The incident occurred at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field during Sunday’s NFC East matchup between the Eagles and the Dallas Cowboys. Even after Carroll throws him to the ground, the man still manages to look pretty proud of himself as security escorts him away. The fan’s poorly timed attempt at 15 seconds of fame came during a particularly long Cowboys [possession](http://www.nj.com/eagles/index.ssf/2015/09/watch%5Feagles%5Ffan%5Fruns%5Fonto%5Ffield%5Ftackled%5Fby%5Fnolan.html), ensuring Eagles’ players were in no mood to greet him. > [](https://twitter.com/noah%5Fbullard/status/645820539894898688) This is [not the first](http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2564900-patriots-fan-tweets-that-hes-going-to-run-on-the-field-nfl-kicks-him-out) fan with a field-rushing fantasy that the NFL has had to deal with this season. During the season opener between the New England Patriots and the Pittsburgh Steelers, Pats’ fan Mike Tetreault was ejected from the stadium for posting a tweet about his game plans. “10,000 retweets and I’ll run on the field!,” he tweeted. > [](https://twitter.com/TheOfficialTATE/status/642145822294024192) ### Seeking the Decisive Moment in Sports Photography  Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat #143\. New York, July 10, 1985. Michael Halsband  Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat #133\. New York, July 10, 1985. Michael Halsband  Sammy Duvall, Windermere, F.L. July 31, 1986. Michael Halsband  Wright, May 5, 2012. Marc S. Levine. Courtesy of the artist and the New York Mets  Lagares 370, August 2, 2014. Marc S. Levine. Courtesy of the artist and the New York Mets  Fans (catch), August 30, 2014. Marc S. Levine. Courtesy of the artist and the New York Mets  Throw, August 8, 2011. Marc S. Levine. Courtesy of the artist and the New York Mets  Fans (dusk), May 14, 2014. Marc S. Levine. 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