UPDATE: Las Vegas Raiders wide of the mark receiver Davante Adams received a citation for assault for pushing a lensman after a 30-29 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, according to KS City Municipal Margaret Court records. The misdemeanor assault bill was filed inwards court of justice Wednesday morning.
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EARLIER: A photographer knocked to the earth dark by wide-cut receiving system Davante Sam Adams next a Las Vegas Raiders spunky on Mon dark has filed a law written report against him. The unidentified adult male — who reportedly worked as a free lance for ESPN’s Monday Night Football — told police force he was the victim of an assault and that he was treated for “non-life threatening injuries” at a hospital.
Adams shoved the photographer as he made his right smart from the theatre to the locker room at Arrowhead Stadium inwards Kansas City, Mo. The astray receiver’s foiling came after the Raiders blew a 17-0 conduct against the Kansas River City Chiefs to lose, 30-29.
Kansas City constabulary say they will investigate, then co-ordinate with the applicable city or country prosecuting attorney on whether any charges will be brought against Adams.
According to the website of Missouri attorney Jeff Jarrett, third-degree assault inward the province is a Class E felony defined as ace political party knowingly inflicting non-serious injury upon another. It is punishable past up to Little Joe years inwards poky and $10K inward fines. Fourth-degree assault is a infringement outlined as recklessly causation an harm or anguish or causation some kind of physical declaration that mightiness follow considered offensive. It is punishable past upwardly to a twelvemonth inward gaol and $2K in fines.
NFL Also Investigating
The NFL is also investigating, and football game experts say a suspension, or at least a fine, is on the table. Nevertheless, Sam Adams apologized multiple times for his transgression.
“I need to say sorry for that,” he said at his locker following the game. “That was just now foiling mixed with him literally just now running in forepart of me. Shouldn’t experience responded that way, but that’s how I ab initio responded, so i want to rationalize to him for that.”
Adams took to Twitter this morn to come forth another apology: “Sorry to the guy rope I pushed o'er after the game. Obviously real frustrated at the right smart the biz ended and when he ran inward face of me as I exited that was my reaction and I matte up horrible immediately. That’s non me. MY APOLOGIES man hope you view this.”
Adams, who arrived inwards Las Vegas this summer to join his former college (Fresno State University) teammate and electric current Las Vegas Raiders Quarterback Derek Carr, spent octad seasons with the Green Bay Packers. John Adams led the NFL in receiving touchdowns inward 2020, has consistently numbered among the League’s Top 100 players since 2018, and has earned cinque Pro Bowl selections.
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This was the second Monday Night Football game in a row involving an alleged assault and stay report. Last Monday, a constabulary report was filed past a fan who ran onto the field during a Los Angeles Rams spunky and got knocked to the strand past line backer Bobby Wagner.