Football players won’t be the only ones with hands all over them at the Chargers game this weekend.
Staring Sunday, Sept. 25 the NFL will implement slightly expanded pat-downs at all stadium gates. The expanded pat-down includes the area below the knees and all pat-downs are conducted by same-gender screeners.
The NFL gave the go-ahead to more thorough security measures following an incident where a 59-year-old man tasered a Jets fan during fight at the Jets-Cowboys game on Sept. 11.
The new pat-downs will take a little more time and the team is encouraging patrons to head to the entrance gates earlier than usual for the 1:05 p.m. kickoff.
To accelerate the process, the Chargers strongly suggest that all items be clearly visible; that fans use clear or see-through bags to carry items in, and avoid carrying backpacks or large bags with lots of pockets that need to be opened and inspected.
