Man tackled by Rams player after running on field said he got concussion
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Via: jbb • 2 years ago • 11 commentsBy: Mirna Alsharif and Lewis Kamb (NBC News)
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Link copied Oct. 11, 2022, 10:10 PM UTC By Mirna Alsharif and Lewis Kamb
A man who ran onto the field during an NFL game and was tackled by Los Angeles Rams linebacker Bobby Wagner had a concussion after the Oct. 3 incident, according to a police report.
Alexander Joseph Taylor, 30, filed a police report the day after he was tackled stating he had "a headache, a concussion without loss of consciousness, and a burn on his inner right bicep."
"Mr. Taylor sustained significant injuries as a result of Bobby Wagner's actions," his attorney, Bonnie S. Klapper, said. "We are evaluating our options as to how to proceed from here."
Taylor ran onto the field during the second quarter of the Rams-San Francisco 49ers game with a smoke flare on behalf of the animal rights group Direct Action Everywhere. The group said Taylor intended to raise awareness about the prosecution of two men who freed piglets from a Utah factory. The men have been acquitted, a spokesperson for the group said.
Wagner has previously said he ran toward Taylor after security struggled to get to the man to stop him.
"I just saw someone running on the field. It looked like he wasn't supposed to be on the field, so I saw security was having a problem, so I helped them out," Wagner has said. "It's behind me. ... I'm more concerned about the security guard that was hurt trying to chase him."
A teammate, defensive lineman Greg Gaines, said he was scared by the incident.
"He could have had a bomb," Gaines wrote on social media. "Bobby Wagner saved our lives."
Mirna Alsharif
Mirna Alsharif is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.
Lewis Kamb
Lewis Kamb is a national FOIA reporter for NBC News, based in Seattle.
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That is what happens when you do stupid things
I have an idea Ms. Klapper. Take the option where you forget about this incident and your client ceases to act and be a dumb ass. Hopefully people will also forget about him and he will no longer be a laughing story.
I think the piglets are smarter than he is.
Taylor got what he deserved
Bobby Wagner deserves a medal
Bobby deserves a "high five".
Butt, not for unloading on a "civilian", He , like every football player deserves credit for risking their health to entertain us.
No... definitely for unloading on that shithead.
You cannot fix stupid.
Had he been nude (streaking) it might have been different.
This penalty falls under the category of unsportsmanlike conduct . Receiving two of these fouls in the same game will result in disqualification. An unsportsmanlike penalty will cost your team 15 yards in the NFL and NCAA.
The referee should have flagged the idiot. One should never run out on the football field, Here was the first lesson:
Even wearing a helmet may not protect an individual from serious injury. Football is dangerous!
Please watch this heartwarming moment from football (please watch all the way to the end of this short clip):
Yeah, well, let that be a lesson to ya.
Evening..
I thought you had to have a brain to get concussion?
He’ll have to sit out the next couple of protests.