Carolyn "Birdlady" Freeman sat in her familiar season-ticket perch on Nov. 3 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where the Atlanta Falcons superfan had maintained status as a seat-license holder for years. Dressed in the Birdlady regalia that had made her a local celebrity -- a white feathered costume trimmed in red and black, shiny silver gloves, long white boots -- everything about Freeman and her unsettling "hooty-hoo" cheer seemed designed to draw attention.
Only this time, the attention wasn't so welcome. During the second quarter, stadium security motioned for her to exit her third-row seat in Section 116.