"Dwayne Hunter, 27, a military police officer from New Brunswick, Canada, told the Sun Chronicle that the man’s son had been standing next to the field with a Patriot’s banner when officials invited him onto the field to run along the sidelines and get pictures."
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"He told the event staff member that the NFL officials invited his son down and he (the stadium employee) started asking him if he knew the referees, and he said no, but the guy kept asking him who he knew and became really rude and derogatory toward him," Hunter said.
"Then, when the boy was brought back, there were two other event staffers talking with them, and I heard one telling the father that it was fine that his son was on the field, but the other guy kept giving him a hard time," the eyewitness said.
"I couldn't hear everything they were saying, but I did hear him say 'He's 6 years old. How can you make him cry on opening day when he just had one of the most exciting experiences of his life?'" Hunter said. "Then he sat down in his seat and that's when he keeled over."
Hunter said he spoke with a security supervisor who said the staffer who was giving the man a hard time "will not have a job here tomorrow."
"I just feel really bad that this happened," he said. "You should have seen the guy - he was so happy. He was happier than his son, I think, when he was invited onto the field. He was smiling and taking pictures then this guy had to come over and ruin everything and act unprofessional.
"I mean, the guy said he was a season ticket holder and he and his son were both wearing Patriots' jerseys. They were big fans and shouldn't have been treated that way."
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