Weeks after green dildos rained on WNBA courts, the objects are finding their way onto an NFL field and PGA Tour course.
On Friday night, a green dildo landed on the field in Nashville at a Tennessee Titans preseason game against the Vikings. The Titans said they have pictures of the people who threw the dildo and reported the incident to police. Then on Sunday, a green dildo landed on the 18th green at the FedEx Cup in Atlanta and was kicked into a sand trap.
Spectators threw green dildos at a string of WNBA games in late July and early August. A group of enthusiasts behind a crypto meme coin took credit for many of the tosses.
The group is now also claiming the NFL and PGA incidents. In messages to Front Office Sports, the X account behind Green Dildo Coin claimed both the football and golf stunts, as well as one landing onstage at comedian Matt Rife’s show. “I’m not a WNBA game, don’t do this,” Rife captioned a video of the incident to 10 million followers on August 13, along with a laughing emoji.
Three men have been arrested for throws at WNBA games, and the Green Dildo Coin group has claimed ties to at least one of them. A spokesperson for the Metro Nashville Police Department told FOS that no arrest had been made yet in the NFL case as of Monday morning.
A leader of the crypto group told USA Today, which first reported the news, that they had not chosen the WNBA for their stunts out of disrespect. “We didn’t do this because like we dislike women’s sports or, like, some of the narratives that are trending right now are ridiculous…Creating disruption at games is like, it happens in every single sport, right?” the crypto enthusiast said. The group also took credit for placing a green dildo on the Wall Street Bull statue and holding another behind home plate at an MLB game.
While some players initially found the incidents amusing, conversations around the incidents quickly shifted. “It’s not funny,” said Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve. “The sexualization of women is what used to hold women down, and this is no different.”
Around the time the group came forward, the value of the coin had roughly tripled from its launch, but has since fallen.
“While we can’t discuss specific security protocols, the safety and security of our guests, staff, and players are always a top priority and we’re constantly reviewing and improving our policies,” the Titans told FOS. The PGA declined to comment. An NFL spokesperson did not immediately respond to questions about any potential changes to bag policies.
