The fan who shoved Baltimore Ravens’ DeAndre Hopkins and Lamar Jackson won’t be able to attend NFL games for a long time. If ever.
The fan is banned “indefinitely” from Bills and NFL stadiums, Bills and league officials told USA TODAY Sports. The fan had been ejected after he shoved the two Ravens players.
ESPN was first to report the news.
The incident occurred after Hopkins’ one-handed 29-yard touchdown reception late in the third quarter that put the Ravens up 34-19. Hopkins and Jackson were celebrating behind the corner of the end zone when the fan shoved Hopkins in the helmet and then put hands on Jackson’s helmet.
Jackson responded by pushing the fan with two hands.
‘I seen him slap D-Hop … and he slapped me and he talking, so you know I just forgot where I was for a little bit,’ Jackson told reporters after the 41-40 loss. “But you got to think in those situations. You have security out there. Let security handle it. But I just let my emotions get the best of me. Hopefully, it don’t happen again. I learned from that.”