ExtremeRavens Posted 3 hours ago Posted 3 hours ago Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson will not face discipline from the NFL for shoving a Bills fan during Sunday night’s season-opening loss to Buffalo at Highmark Stadium, NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy confirmed to The Baltimore Sun on Thursday. “The matter has been addressed by the club and there is no further action from the league,” he wrote in a text. Jackson was celebrating with teammates behind the end zone following a 29-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins late in the third quarter when a fan in a red Bills jersey hit Hopkins on the helmet. The same fan also pushed Jackson in the head seconds later, and the quarterback responded by shoving the fan in the chest with both hands. The fan was ejected and has since been “indefinitely banned from Bills and NFL stadiums,” a Bills official told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Monday. On Wednesday, Jackson apologized to the fan. “It just happened,” he said. “My apologies to whoever that was. Just chill next time. You could talk trash, but keep your hands to yourself.” Ravens coach John Harbaugh also said that general manager Eric DeCosta and team president Sashi Brown spoke with the league about the incident and that he also talked to Jackson. “I’m very confident he understands what he needs to understand,” Harbaugh said. Later, Ravens running back Derrick Henry was nearly hit by a frozen water bottle in the end zone at the other end of the field after scoring on his 46-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. “Stuff like that shouldn’t be happening. It’s not WWE,” Jackson said. “We’re playing football out here. So just keep it to football. I know guys are going to talk trash. I know the opposing team is going to talk trash. Keep it that way. But keep your hands and keep your objects to yourself.” The Ravens will face the Cleveland Browns in their home opener Sunday afternoon at M&T Bank Stadium. Have a news tip? Contact Brian Wacker at bwacker@baltsun.com, 410-332-6200 and x.com/brianwacker1. View the full article Quote
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