I've never considered that before, and there's a very good chance that you haven't either. But, what if many of our most favorite sports mascots do that job because they're... furries? Could a good number of furries be secretly laughing at the fans who think they're just entertainers, when in fact they're "lifestylers" who get paid to wear a "fursuit"?

Could some mascots be engaged in disgusting activities inside their costumes? Do mascots get together and engage in "furriness"? These possibilities are too horrific to even contemplate, so instead I'll just suggest going over to WikiFur and reading up on what may become the sports world's next great scandal:

Many furry fans do fursuiting for a job or to bring attention to an event or charity. This can include mascots, but not all mascots are furries. Many are hired through an agency to represent a character, while others bring their own constructions to an event instead. There are also several volunteer fursuiting groups across North America that either ask or are asked to entertain at various social functions. Some groups even set up their own charitable events or perform on the streets to passersby...

Other furries enjoy wearing their suits for parades, exhibitions, or conventions. Oftentimes these are of a personal character who they are expressing as a form of role play. The fursuiter may consider themselves to be expressing who they really are. These fursuiters may also wear their suits to small, informal meetings among furry fans in their area...

Perhaps one day we'll return to a time when there were no such things as "furries".