Surviving Barstool | New Episodes Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday 8PM ETTUNE IN

The NFL's Enforcer: Boomer Esiason Claims He Nearly Fought A Ravens Fan Who Kept Yelling That The NFL Is Rigged In Bill Cowher's Face At A Train Station

[Source] - According to Esiason, who was relaying the story Monday on WFAN’s morning show, the fan approached him and Cowher claiming that the NFL was “rigged.”

Taylor Swift was part of the fan’s theory, though the specifics of his thinking remain unclear.

“If he gets any closer I may have to get up and f’in smash this guy in the face. I am like pissed off now. I am trying to watch the game and this idiot is screaming about how the NFL is rigged and it’s this, that and the other thing.”

Burleson had been away from the group up to that point, but understandably became upset when returning to the scene unfolding.

“Nate is ready to come out of his suit and rip this guy’s face off…. He was right in the middle all of it,” Esiason said.

I almost, ALMOST, wanted to call bullshit on this story because who would get in Bill Cowher's face? That dude has one of the famous scowls we've ever seen. 

Jamie Mullen. Getty Images.

I know he's older, but consider me someone who wouldn't want to anger Bill Cowher at any age. Now the reason I'm not calling it bullshit? Have you met a Ravens fan? This is exactly what they would do in this situation. No doubt in my mind this Ravens fan was decked out in purple camo. Can almost guarantee that. But come on, talking about the NFL being rigged for Taylor Swift? Show some creativity one time for me. Mix it up and just don't come out with some talk that every person who doesn't want the Chiefs to win says. 

Of course this happened at a train station too. I know they were taking it to get back to New York, but we're talking a fanbase who is pissed off they can't win in the playoffs and wanted to take out some anger. Outside of a bus station or a random side street in Dundalk, a train station is the last place I'd want to be. 

We know these guys (Goodell) talk about protecting the shield, but this is the time to step up. Esiason was ready in this case. If you're really going to protect the shield, sometimes you gotta resort to fisticuffs in honor of Bill Cowher. That's a real sentence that popped into my head too. Just shows how absurd everything has gotten. 

All I ask for the next two weeks is simply come up with something new. Stop the Taylor Swift means the NFL is rigged conspiracy theory. We need to kill time without football with something new. Can't keep going over the same story.