Uhh, aren't the fans helping pay their salaries by purchasing jerseys and/or tickets, and whatever other Saints memorabilia?
I get what you're saying about not being entitled......but I didn't really get a "rude fan" vibe from this story at all.
My mother and father aren't "entitled" to having me call and wish them a Happy Mother's and Father's Day every May and June, but I still do it because of all they did for me when I was growing up. The same way Brandon Coleman should not have ruined some memorabilia that was purchased to benefit the team that cuts his checks.