Video shows Texas Southern TUBA player taking out a fan in the stands

A college band tuba player took matters into his own hands without dropping his instrument, knocking out a heckler during a football game without missing a beat.

It comes as fan violence has plagued every level of American soccer this season.

During a game between Texas Southern and Jackson State on Saturday, the tuba player for the Texas Southern band had to deal with a heckler.

The Jackson State fan confronted the tuba player with a drink in hand and began yelling at him as he tried to play along.

The Texas Southern tuba player tries to use his words, but eventually resorts to punches as the fan spins backwards.

All this happened without the tuba player missing a beat in the Texas Souther P Phi F tuba section.

In one video, the band member can clearly be heard telling the man confronting him, “f**k off, b***h.”

Jackson State defeated Texas Southern on the field 21-19.

It comes as fan violence engulfs the stands at National Football League games this season.

A 53-year-old New England Patriots supporter died after being punched by a Miami Dolphins fan – although an autopsy revealed Dale Mooney may have succumbed to a ‘medical problem’.

This season, the Giants, the 49ers, the Bengals, the Commanders, the Rams, the Broncos, the Ravens and the Seahawks have all seen nasty scenes – in the stands or around the stadium – that went viral.

In a statement to Mail Sport, the NFL said: ‘Our top priority is the safety of the more than one million fans who attend games every week. We regret the activities of a handful of fans that disrupt the enjoyment of others.”

This is of course not a new problem, nor is it limited to football. But the numbers still make for grim reading.

During a game between Texas Southern and Jackson State on Saturday, the Texas Southern band’s tuba player had to deal with a heckler

The Jackson State fan confronted the tuba player with a drink in hand and began yelling at him as he tried to play along. The Texas Southern tuba player tries to use his words, but eventually resorts to a punch as the fan spins backwards

Sunday’s game between the Las Vegas Raiders and LA Chargers was marred by mass violence

In one incident, a Raiders fan was punched and thrown down a flight of stairs by a Chargers supporter

A recent survey found that nearly 40 percent of NFL fans have witnessed crime in or around an NFL stadium; approximately one in fourteen has become a victim themselves. Nowhere have fans seen more disorder (63 percent) than at Lincoln Financial Field – home of the Philadelphia Eagles. The most common crime we’ve witnessed? Physical violence.

Less than two percent of Colts fans, meanwhile, said they would be comfortable letting their children go to Lucas Oil Stadium unaccompanied. This was 77 percent for all 32 teams.

Nearly three-quarters of female Lions fans (74 percent) admitted they would not feel comfortable near Ford Field; throughout the competition this was 45 percent. And yet perhaps the most striking feature of this wave of violence is the number of women carrying out the violence.

Patriots fan Dale Mooney, 53, died after a fight with a Miami Dolphins fan at Gillette Stadium

One lost her wig in a wild brawl during the 49ers’ win over the Giants last month. A few days later, a mass fight broke out between female fans near the Bengals’ Paycor Stadium, with punches exchanged and even a stool thrown over a crowded bar. Only the arrival of a SWAT team put an end to the carnage.

“I thought I was at a WWE wrestling match,” says Dr. Lou Marciani of the recent violence involving female fans. He is co-founder of the Innovation Institute for Fan Experience – with a focus on safety and security.

“It was almost disgusting,” Marciani adds.

So what’s behind this wave of viral violence and what can be done to curb it?

“We continue to work closely with our clubs and law enforcement officials to support our comprehensive fan conduct and stadium safety initiatives,” the NFL statement continued.