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Cowboys fan draws probation for stun-gun use at Jets-Dallas game

Gray said McKelvey and MetLife Stadium are named as defendants in a federal lawsuit filed by a victim in U.S. District Court in Brooklyn. McKelvey suffered a concussion and broken nose during the scuffle, Gray said; he is considering filing a counter complaint, in part for MetLife’s failure to ensure fans’ safety, according to Raymond Hamlin, another lawyer for McKelvey.

Hamlin said MetLife, like football stadiums around the country, encourages conduct from fans that borders on the fanatic. The altercation last September “all resulted” from McKelvey wearing a Cowboys jersey at a Jets game, he said, adding that a medical condition prevented his client from standing during the national anthem.

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