Security guards have a job to do. I get it. It doesn’t matter who runs out onto the field. It could be a fully grown drunk adult, it could be a little shithead rascal, it could be Osama Bin Laden. The fact of the matter is that as soon as anyone runs onto the field who shouldn’t be there, security has to neutralize the threat and take care of the situation. You never know if it’s just a snot nosed little brat trying to cause a scene, or somebody going out there to physically harm a player. 

With all that being said….

You probably still shouldn’t deliver a massive shot to the back like that of a child when he’s already gripped up by your colleagues. Don’t get me wrong–if you’re going head-on with this little twerp, then you have every right to form tackle him through the Earth’s crust. He ran onto the field, and there are consequences that need to be faced for that action. But when he’s already gripped up by another guard, and then you decide that’s the perfect time to go full Bill Romanowski? It’s a tough look. 

It’s almost like this security guard knew that he (? I think it’s a he, at least) would never be able to actually tackle anybody who saw him(?) coming. He knew he had one opportunity to land a hit like this, and it was when everybody would expect it the least.

It’s not suspension worthy. Maybe not even a fine. But at the very least, someone ought to make this security guard run a bunch of laps or something. Anything to build up a little more character. 

@JordieBarstool