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Stadium investigating broken, stolen seats from Super Bowl LII

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Philadelphia Eagles fans who may have paid four-figure prices for their seat at Super Bowl LII at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minnesota might think they're entitled to a little more than simply having witnessed the franchise's maiden championship victory firsthand.

The Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority is investigating reports and videos that have emerged of Eagles fans busting and even swiping the stadium's plastic purple chairs, according to Tim Harlow of the Star Tribune.

One fan even made it through airport security with his unofficial souvenir of the big game before someone took note.

"I kept waiting for somebody to say that he was too intoxicated to get on the plane or that he had a stolen item," said Marcus Certa, who was present at the airport gate area when a fan arrived with a part of his seat strapped to his carry-on. "The TSA and the feds are more concerned how much pot you have, not that you have a seat stolen from a stadium."

Tickets in a section of the stadium where seats were spotted being broken up were selling for more than $1,200.

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