The Jets fan's name is William Carroll (not pictured above), and his arrest has become "a five-star YouTube hit," according to the San Diego Union Tribune.
The videotaped arrest of the enthusiastic -- and allegedly inebriated -- New York Jets fan at Qualcomm Stadium has football fans howling in cyber protest.
The New York Post wrote: "Jets fan arrested in San Diego for no apparent reason."
San Diego police beg to differ. Assistant Chief Bob Kanaski said Carroll was arrested on suspicion of public intoxication and delaying or obstructing a police officer in his duties.
"It had nothing to do with cheering, it had to do with the behavior not seen on the film," Kanaski said Wednesday.
Kanaski, who heads the department's special operation unit, said Carroll was booked into County Jail on the two misdemeanor charges.
He said officers went to talk to Carroll after being notified via text message from an off-duty police officer at the game who said the Jets fan was intoxicated and out of control.
A sergeant asked Carroll three times to accompany him out of the stands but he refused. Kanaski said at one point Carroll tried to head-butt one of the officers. When the fan balled his fists and took a stance, the sergeant began to handcuff him, Kanaski said. That is where the video picks up again.
"The guy was obviously drunk and causing difficulty in the section," Kanaski said.
Of the 69,000 people at the game, 49 arrests were made, and 43 of those involved being drunk in public. Others were arrested on charges such as petty theft, grand theft and battery, Kanaski said. Thirty-three were ejected for rowdy behavior. Police also issued several citations