When news broke, Twitter blew up, water coolers were circled and in a few local shops, T-shirts were quickly being designed.
It's become something of a New Orleans tradition to mark a significant moment in time with a shirt that sums up the city's feelings. So it was no surprise when Dirty Coast came out with its "Free Sean Payton" shirt within hours of the NFL's punishment announcement.
Fleurty Girl also came out with its own, one-word-less version. It reads simply: "Free Payton."
The reaction has been pure Who Dat mania. "I've never seen a shirt move like this," said Fleurty Girl owner Lauren Thom. "We've sold 500 of them in less than three hours. It's insane.
It's become something of a New Orleans tradition to mark a significant moment in time with a shirt that sums up the city's feelings. So it was no surprise when Dirty Coast came out with its "Free Sean Payton" shirt within hours of the NFL's punishment announcement.
Fleurty Girl also came out with its own, one-word-less version. It reads simply: "Free Payton."
The reaction has been pure Who Dat mania. "I've never seen a shirt move like this," said Fleurty Girl owner Lauren Thom. "We've sold 500 of them in less than three hours. It's insane.
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