Miami Dolphins Ban Fans Caught on Video Brawling

MIAMI — The Miami Dolphins have revoked the season tickets of an unspecified number of fans and banned them from attending future events in Hard Rock Stadium after a viral video showed them brawling in their seats with San Francisco 49ers fans during Sunday's game.

The Dolphins beat the 49ers by a score of 31 to 24.

"We conducted an immediate internal review of the situation and have identified the season ticket members who were involved in the incident," Jason Jenkins, senior vice president for communications and community affairs told Patch on Wednesday.

TMZ sports carried an account of the incident on its website this week under the headline: "Miami Dolphins scumbag fans brawl, attack grandpa in front of grandkids."

Jenkins declined to say how many ticket holders were involved.

"Their season tickets have been revoked and they have been banned from the stadium," he said. "We work hard to remind fans that we want this to be a safe environment and this type of behavior and conduct is not acceptable."

A video of the incident received more than 500,000 views on YouTube.

It was not clear what touched off Sunday's incident but San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick angered a number of Cuban-Americans in Miami when he wore a T-shirt with a photo of Malcolm X and former Cuban President Fidel Castro during a television interview before the start of the season. Castro died on Friday.

Kaepernick has been an ongoing source of controversy for the 1-10 49ers this season with his silent protests during the national anthem.

The quarterback has said that his protests are directed against systematic oppression.

Cuban-Americans in Miami have consistently accused Castro of engaging in such oppression during his half-century rule of the communist nation.