The laser pointing incident that took place at Ford Field on Sunday is now being investigated by the NFL. A league spokesman confirmed to the Associated Press that the NFL is trying to identify the culprit.
The Lions had previously announced that they were investigating the incident.
The laser hit several Bills players during the game, including quarterback Kyle Orton and holder Colton Schmidt.
In the video below, you can see the green laser hit Orton directly in the face midway through the fourth quarter.
After throwing an incomplete pass on the play, Orton went straight to the referee and complained about the laser. Two game officials briefly discussed Orton's complaint before play continued.
Found the play (10:02 left 4th qtr) when Kyle Orton said he was hit with a laser pointer. No doubt about it. #Bills pic.twitter.com/4y9k0jDvCU
— Prescott Rossi (@PrescottRossi) October 8, 2014
Orton wasn't the only one who had to deal with the laser on Sunday: Schmidt, the Bills holder, had to deal with it just before Buffalo tried a 50-yard field goal attempt in the third quarter.
The NFL may not have to investigate the incident for long because a fan basically confessed on Twitter to being the laser pointer culprit -- only the confession was more like a brag. The person who sent the Twitter confessional has since deleted the tweets and his account.
I knew I saw a green light/laser on the Bills holder and Kyle Orton. This guy is a total loser. pic.twitter.com/mTRhr8Uzeh
— Jeff Weintraub (@TheDailyTraub) October 6, 2014
Although laser pointers are barred from stadiums and arenas in all four major professional sports, there might not be much the NFL can do here except ban the fan from attending games.
Detroit police spokesman Sgt. Michael Woody told the AP that using a laser pointer isn't illegal and that there usually wouldn't be any charges filed unless there was some sort of damage reported from the incident.
