Tag: Mascot

Cleveland Browns beloved mascot Swagger passes away at age 6

Swagger, the Browns’ bullmastiff mascot, has passed away after a battle with cancer at age 6.

The face is unforgettable. Loving and kind. The loss of Cleveland Browns mascot Swagger at the age of 6 Friday to cancer has the team and its fans soaked in sadness.

Swaggercame to Cleveland as a pup and grew to a 145-pound full-grown bullmastiff who trotted through team facilities. Swagger made his way through the tunnel at every Browns home game from 2014 to the midpoint of this past season.

His legacy will be carried on by his son, SJ, who took over in Week 10 in 2019. SJ will make regular appearances on Dawg Pound Drive and events throughout the community.

 

Others reacted to the loss of the bull mastiff.

WATCH: Philadelphia Flyers’ mascot Gritty cleared of assault allegations

Gritty, the googly-eyed mascot for the Philadelphia Flyers, has been cleared of an assault allegation levied against him (err, it?) by a season-ticket holder.

Gritty, the googly-eyed mascot for the Philadelphia Flyers, has been cleared of an assault allegation levied against him (err, it?) by a season-ticket holder.

The Philadelphia Police Department shared on Monday that its investigation into the mascot has closed and that “the actions of the individual portraying the Flyers’ mascot did not constitute physical assault as alleged.”

Chris Greenwell, a Flyers season-ticket holder, filed a police report in December claiming that his son’s interaction with Gritty at a meet-and-greet-event in November left him with a bruise on his back.

Greenwell said that his 13-year-old son “playfully patted” Gritty on the head and that the mascot responded by punching the boy “as hard as he could.”

The Flyers released a brief statement on Monday:

Best Twitter replies to PETA’s post about Georgia needing to retire Uga

These are our favorite Twitter replies to PETA posting about Georgia football needing to retire its live mascot Uga.

This week, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) called for Georgia to retire Uga X, the university’s live mascot.

PETA took a clip from Georgia’s win over Texas A&M of Uga sitting in his doghouse avoiding the hard rainfall that most of the 93,000 other people were sitting in.

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“HE LOOKS MISERABLE! No dog deserves to be packed up, carted from state to state, and paraded in front of a stadium full of screaming fans,” PETA said in its tweet. “Animals are NOT mascots. UGA Athletics must retire Uga immediately! He should be at home with a loving family.”

At this point, it was clear that PETA had messed with the wrong fans, school and dog.

Ok, PETA, listen up. You need to back it up. Whoever wrote that tweet would probably love to live the life of Que (Uga’s given name).

He has his own personal bedroom and car at home in Savannah, he is pampered like no dog I’ve ever seen before, he enjoys Georgia games from the comfort of his sideline doghouse that has both heating and AC and he is to us what Hachiko is to Japan (great movie).

And by the way, I have a bulldog who is loved like crazy, enjoys swimming during the summer, gets to do pretty much whatever he wants, travels with me and eats like royalty – and he still never looks happy. It’s how the breed looks and literally anybody who has ever seen a bulldog knows they always look pissed off.

Georgia fans swarmed on this one like crazy. Talking about calling the Dawgs.

Here are our favorite responses to PETA’s ridiculous tweet.

Next time I recommend you do your research, PETA.

 

 

PETA: ‘Georgia Athletics must retire Uga immediately’

PETA called for Georgia football to retire its live mascot Uga.

Controversial ‘animal rights’ organization PETA recently caused a stir within the UGA community when it called on the school to retire its long-tenured live mascot: Uga the dog.

The current instillment of the beloved canine, Uga X, was featured prominently throughout CBS’ broadcast of the Dawgs’ win over Texas A&M, evading the rain from the comfort of his quite luxurious doghouse.

However, this didn’t stop the activist group from calling out the team on Twitter.

Needless to say, PETA’s claims did not sit well with Dawg Nation.

Hopefully, PETA learns its lesson and understands that Uga is actually treated quite well.