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The NFL is in bed with streaming giants such as Amazon, Netflix, and Twitch, but the league draws the line at Twitch stars independently streaming games.
On Monday night, the popular streamer named Lacy, who boasts 3.5 million followers on Twitch, went to SoFi Stadium to livestream from the Buffalo Bills’ overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams. Nearly four hours into <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/videos/2899157638″ rel=”nofollow noopener” target=”_blank”>the Twitch stream — and during the second quarter of the actual game — a SoFi employee approached Lacy and appeared to tell him he couldn’t record.
“I was told I could just show my face, and not the game,” Lacy said with a confused look on his face.
The employee’s face remained off camera, so we can’t be sure what he actually said to Lacy, but Lacy eventually asked, “You want me to stop it now?”
Lacy was forcefully removed from the Los Angeles Rams stadium for streaming at an NFL game 😳 https://t.co/lFrTpkqlL7
— yoxic (@yoxics) October 13, 2026
The video did not stop, as the employee asked Lacy to show his ID, which Lacy declined to do. The employee signaled for Lacy to get up and follow him. “I have to leave if I don’t give my ID?” Lacy asked.
It’s unclear whether the kerfuffle was over the stream itself or because they failed to produce identification. Lacy can be heard saying that he had spoken to the NFL and, in his mind anyway, received permission to stream so long as he didn’t show the game.
After a tense exchange with multiple security officials, Lacy and his crew exited the area while fans yelled out how much they loved him.
“We were told we could film just our faces as long as we don’t show the game,” Lacy said, as he walked through the annals of SoFi. “We haven’t shown the game once. And now, I’m being forced to go talk downstairs in the PD room?”
Lacy’s camera kept rolling, despite several officials demanding him to “put it away.” Lacy explained he wanted to “keep my camera on for safety” to a group of suited, unnamed officials, who spoke in an extremely condescending tone to Lacy.
Lacy’s interactions with officials became increasingly contentious before he left SoFi.
This seems like a weird hill for the NFL to die on, given not just the fact that Lacy did not show the game, but also the omnipresence of phones at all games every week. Lacy’s large platform differentiates him from the average fan filming a game, however. If he needs any tips on how to successfully stream at pro sporting events, the StudBudz are one call away.
