On the field after the Los Angeles Rams' 37-34 overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills on Monday night, Rams left tackle Alaric Jackson punched Bills outside linebacker Bradley Chubb. In a scene captured by ESPN's cameras, Jackson stood near midfield while exchanging jerseys with Bills defensive lineman Deone Walker when it appeared Chubb said something to him. Jackson then walked toward Chubb and punched him in the face with his right hand.
Chubb, still in full uniform, downplayed the incident in Buffalo's locker room. "It's just emotions, you know what I mean? Emotional game. It was a close game," he told the California Post. "And, you know, they always catch the second guy. So, I let him swing. And then my teammates held me back, and I just chilled." Rams tight end Colby Parkinson pulled Jackson away after the punch. Chubb added, "We flushed it and we onto next week."
Chubb declined to say who swung first. "Somebody swung, but hey, that's not on me to tell who," he said. "There's cameras out there." When asked if the punch connected, he repeated that he was ready for next week and said he was smiling and with his team.
Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson weighed in on social media, writing on X, "So what we gone do about dude hitting Chub!" Apart from Chubb and Gardner-Johnson's post, neither team has addressed the incident. The Bills will take on the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, and the Rams host the Arizona Cardinals.
Source: ESPN NFL · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing