The quarter of the Ravens of Baltimore, Lamar Jackson, will not face any sanction of the NFL following its altercation with a supporter of the Buffalo Bills in the first week in the League.
This hanging occurred in the defeat of Ravens 41-40.
“The case was dealt with by the club and the league has taken no other measure,” wrote Brian McCarthy, spokesperson for the NFL, in a statement.
Jackson celebrated with a few teammates near the first row at the Highmark Stadium after launching a touch of 29 yards in Deandre Hopkins at the end of the third quarter. The supporter, dressed in a red bills sweater, first hit Hopkins in the helmet before doing the same with Jackson, who immediately pushed him with two hands, which dropped him back.
The amateur was expelled from the stadium. He was also “forbidden to find in the Bills stadium and others in the NFL,” an ESPN Adam Schefter team said on Monday.
On Wednesday, the director general of Ravens, Eric Decosta, had a long conversation with Jackson. The team seeks to avoid any future alternation like this.
“The security of our players is essential,” said a Ravens official. “We talked about the incident to Lamar, which includes the impact of the situation. »»
“Although we preserve the confidentiality of internal information, we have set up additional security protocols, at home and outside, in order to better protect our players and manage negative interactions with amateurs in the future. »»
Yesterday, Jackson apologized during his weekly press conference and sent a clear message to the supporter of the Bills whom he overturned: “Calm up next time. You can say nonsense, but don’t touch me. »»
About 10 minutes after the incident, the ravens ball carrier Derrick Henry almost was hit by a bottle of frozen water in the goals area, on the other side of the stadium, after his touch of 29 yards in the fourth quarter.
“These kinds of things should not happen. We are not at WWE, ”said Jackson. “We play American football here. So, please. I know guys will say bullshit. I know that the opposing team will say bullshit. You can continue, but keep your hands and items for you. »»
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