Tom Benson collapses, Twitter makes same lame Super Bowl joke

By Mike Dyce | May 20, 2014

Apr 16, 2014; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Pelicans owner Tom Benson and Gayle Benson watch from a suite during the second half of a game against the Houston Rockets at the Smoothie King Center. The Pelicans defeated the Rockets 105-100. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

At the NFL’s Spring Meetings in Atlanta, New Orleans Saints owner Tom Benson collapsed and was rushed away by ambulance shortly after the city’s Super Bowl presentation. There isn’t any word on what happened to Benson, or what caused him to collapse, but he reportedly is fine.

Thankfully nothing serious happened, but that led to a lot of people making really lame and inappropriate jokes about Benson’s collapse after the city lost the Super Bowl bid to Minneapolis. Most of them center around New Orleans not getting the Super Bowl and range from him being a drama queen to NFL commissioner trying to do this to Benson.

Either way, here are some tweets made in poor taste.

Goodell has really gone too far this time. MT @MikeGarafolo: Tom Benson taken from hotel by ambulance a short while ago. Fell after SB bid
— Balki Bartokomous (@wargote4) May 20, 2014

So, @nflcommish finally tried to actually kill Tom Benson?
— Duris Holmes (@duris) May 20, 2014

Tom benson eem much collapsed after hearing the bowl was going to Minneapolis
— 🕊💔#HisBeatGoesOn💔🕊 (@Trav_504) May 20, 2014

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