Philadelphia Flyers Fans Are Already Getting Gritty The Mascot Tattoos And TBH They’re Pretty F’n Good

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The Philadelphia Flyers took the NHL by storm last week when they unveiled Gritty, the team’s new mascot. He’s been described as haunting, terrifying, maniacal. I’ve seen people claim that he looks like a normal mascot on meth.

Frankly, I love him.

I was won over by these pictures of Gritty photoshopped into the background of stock images. Each of the pictures looks like it could easily be the poster for a horror movie.

I’m not a Flyers fan. I’m a Lightning fan, born and raised in the Tampa Bay area. But I’m still a Gritty fan. He’s very clearly established himself as THE FORCE to be reckoned with in the 2018-2019 mascot season.

And if I’m feeling the Gritty love and DGAF about the Flyers I can’t even imagine how the bros of Philly are feeling right now. Based on the Gritty tats that are popping up on the Internet I’m guessing that the Gritty love is really real.

Typically, sports-related tattoos are awful. They’re usually some sort of poorly-designed championship tattoo that’s inked on a whim. Not this tat. This Gritty tattoo is legit. This is well-designed, the colors are great, and it is as crazy as the mascot himself.

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The tattoo’s already gone viral. It was seen on HBO’s Last Week Tonight with John Oliver.

I don’t get the hate. If Philly runs in your blood, if that city is a piece of your identity, if you’re a diehard Flyers fan, or if you’re just a fan of interesting tattoos, why not respect the Gritty tattoo?

There are a million reasons why this tattoo’s great but I don’t need to list them. You can just look at that ink and know that it was well executed. The haters are out in full force but I’m curious what you dudes think. Yea or Nay on the Gritty tattoo?