Watch: NFL fan told he can’t wear Trump t-shirt at Buffalo Bills game

Footage appeared to show a security guard telling the unnamed supporter that ‘nothing political’ was permitted to be worn in the arena

A fan was told to cover up a Donald Trump T-shirt because it violated NFL rules.
Footage shared on social media appeared to show a security guard at the Highmark Stadium in New York telling the unnamed supporter that “nothing political” was permitted to be worn in the arena.
He was sat in the front row for the Buffalo Bills versus Miami Dolphins game.
The man was wearing the navy blue “Trump 2024” T-shirt, with the slogan “Keep America First”, underneath a black hooded jumper.
Other supporters seated nearby questioned whether the staff member was enforcing the rules because of the shirt being associated with the Republican presidential candidate.
“It’s an NFL policy he cannot wear his Trump shirt in the first row of a game,” a man can be heard saying to a security guard
“It’s not a Trump shirt, it’s nothing political,” the security guard replied from his pitchside position.
It was not clear which rule had been broken by the spectator by displaying his support for Trump ahead of the 2024 presidential election.
A list of prohibited items published on the Bill’s website includes “promotional materials not approved by the Bills” and “clothing or material with profane language or obscene graphics”.
There is no mention of political messages being barred from the stadium on the NFL franchise’s “Fan Code of Conduct”.
A wider rule enforced by the NFL suggests “banners, signs, propaganda materials” are also not permitted in stadiums on game days.
The Telegraph has contacted both the Bills and NFL for comment about the incident.
There are stricter rules for American Football players, who are barred from displaying personal messages during broadcasts.
“Throughout the period on game day that a player is visible to the stadium and television audience (including in pre-game warm-ups, in the bench area, and during post-game interviews in the locker room or on the field), players are prohibited from wearing, displaying, or otherwise conveying personal messages either in writing or illustration, unless such message has been approved in advance by the League office,” the players’ handbook reads.
The NFL was looking into Nick Bosa, a player for the San Francisco 49ers, who wore a “Make America Great Again” baseball hat, during a post-match interview with NBC recently.
The NY Times reported that the game’s governing body will wait for a week – until after the election – to decide whether he will be fined for the stunt.
He could be fined more than $10,000 dollars if he is deemed to have broken the rules on personal messaging.