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BRAD GALBREATH

Don’t pat me down, bro. That’s what some are saying as the NFL increases security at the gates.  This coming after last Sunday, when a man snuck a taser into MetLife Stadium in New York.

Now, the NFL is requiring every team to perform full-body pat downs. NBC’s Mike Florio says its worth the hassle.

“You’re going to have people who say its an invasion of privacy, it’s a violation of our rights. Look, if you don’t like it, if you don’t want to be touched, if you’re like Francis from Stripes and you don’t want to be touched, stay home. Just stay home. Don’t come to the game. Because there’s nothing more important than the safety and security inside that stadium.”

But Yahoo! Sports writer Chris Chase is all for increasing fan safety -- but he says all these measures do, is create the illusion of fan safety.

“This isn't an airport. There are no metal detectors or body scanners to serve as deterrents. Security is a guy in a yellow jacket doing a perfunctory, three-second pat-down. If you want to sneak something in, it's not hard to do it.”

Doesn’t sound too comforting. Sporting News columnist David Whitley takes that a step further, calling the whole system laughable.

“About a million people are forced to participate in a security joke every weekend. Security Theater at work. I just wish the NFL would be straight with its fans. Stop wasting their time with pitty-patty pat-downs or get serious about security. I’d prefer the latter.”

Still, anchors on Rhode Island’s WNAC ask, why is football the only sport this aggressive with security?

“Have you ever been screened or patted down going into a baseball game at Fenway Park? No, you give him your ticket; you walk in. Or a Celtics game, or a movie theater, or any of that stuff. Why just football?”