Step 1: get questioned walking onto the field pregame for not having credentials
Buy Saints TicketsStep 2: hit a game winner
Step 3: get stopped by security thinking I was a fan when trying to walk out the player exit
Stay humble. Thankful. Great team win! @Saints #WHODAT
— Blake Grupe (@blakegrupe) August 13, 2023
Blake Grupe had a day at the Caesars Superdome he won’t soon forget — getting the nod to try the game-winning field goal as time expired, a huge opportunity to draw a line in the sand during his roster battle with Pro Bowl kicker Wil Lutz.
And he came through for the New Orleans Saints. But that’s just one part of the three-step process that Grupe reflected on after the game. In addition to nailing the game-winner, he had a couple of run-ins with security at the Caesars Superdome he can’t help but laugh at. It’s certainly a memorable experience for the former Notre Dame standout.
Retelling the story on the social media platform formerly known as Twitter, Grupe says he was approached by venue security while taking the field for pregame warmups Sunday morning, having shown up without credentials. And that was a problem after the game, too, when Grupe says security stopped him at the players’ exit while mistaking him for a rogue fan.
Look, you can’t be too vigilant. Back in 2021 a UTSA student fooled security at Kyle Field into giving him VIP access at a Texas A&M home game during their upset win over Alabama. But come on. Nobody had eyes on Grupe as he was leaving the arena? We’re guessing mistaken identity won’t be an issue for him much longer.
