Video: Buffalo Bills defensive end appears to hit Philly Eagles fan who was heckling visiting Bills from stands during game



Cellphone video appears to show a Buffalo Bills defensive end hitting a Philadelphia Eagles fan who was heckling Bills players from the stands during Sunday night's game in the City of Brotherly Love — an incident that promises only to deepen Philly sports fans' notorious reputation as rowdy, obnoxious trash-talkers.

Now, they may be known as literal game-changers, as an NFL source told the Philadelphia Inquirer that the Bills player in question likely will be fined and probably suspended.

What are the details?

Video shows four Bills players walking from their bench to the stands to confront an Eagles fan. Bills defensive tackle Jordan Phillips — who stands 6 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs 341 pounds, and wears the number 97 jersey — gets into the face of the fan, who continues to yell from the stands while holding what appears to be a Miller Lite beer can.

Lawson — who stands 6 feet, 3 inches tall, weighs 265 pounds, and wears the number 90 jersey — is just behind and to the right of Phillips and is seen appearing to strike the fan with his right hand as the hooting and hollering intensify. Content warning: F-bombs and raised middle fingers:

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The fan didn't appear to suffer any injury, the paper said, and the Bills players walked back to their bench after the altercation. If the fan's words managed to damage the Bills' egos, the Eagles players delivered the bigger blow, coming from behind and beating the visiting Bills 37-34 in overtime.

Eagles fan Becca Cavalier, who recorded the video, told the Buffalo News she believes the confrontation took place during the first quarter.

"I'm not sure exactly what happened that led to them all coming over," Cavalier added to the Buffalo News, noting that Phillips "and the fan in the video were chirping at each other a lot the whole game, but I couldn't really hear what was being said."

The Buffalo News said neither the Bills nor the NFL immediately responded Sunday night when asked for comment. The Inquirer said the Eagles early Monday morning had not responded to its request for comment.

Anything else?

Eagles fans are well known for their, er, enthusiasm:

  • About a half-hour before the Eagles faced off against the Kansas City Chiefs in last season's Super Bowl, a handful of Eagles fans were caught on video tipping over a car — the kind of thing that happens after a victory; the Eagles lost the Super Bowl.
  • Last season, Eagles fans reportedly booed first lady Jill Biden — who grew up nearby in New Jersey and was an honorary captain for the home game — and hollered expletive-laded chants about President Joe Biden.
  • Oh, and NFL players in an anonymous poll indicated that Eagles fans are the most obnoxious in the game.

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South Dakota AG 'shocked' to learn he fatally struck man with his car after reporting he hit a deer



South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg (R) called to report that he hit a deer with his vehicle Saturday night on his way home from a political event, but authorities say he actually struck and killed a man rather than an animal.

Ravnsborg says he is "shocked and filled with sorrow" about the discovery.

What are the details?

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety reported that Ravnsborg, 44, told the Hyde County Sheriff's Office that he hit a deer on U.S. Highway 14 with his Ford Taurus at around 10:30 p.m. Saturday night. The next morning, the body of Joseph Boever, 55, was discovered near the crash site. Boever had been fatally hit by a vehicle.

Boever's cousins told the Rapid City Journal that the man had crashed his own truck earlier on Saturday, and that he must have been returning to the vehicle on foot that night when he was hit.

Tim Bormann, a spokesman for Ravnsborg, said the crash occurred Saturday night while attorney general had been on his way home after attending the Spink County Lincoln Day Dinner, which was held at Rooster's Bar and Grill from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Ravnsborg was not injured in the crash.

Bormann said that Ravnsborg "drinks lightly," but that the attorney general had not been drinking on the evening of the crash.

During a news conference Sunday afternoon, Gov. Kristi Noem (R) revealed that Ravnsborg had been involved in a fatal crash on Highway 14 near the town of Highmore, the Rapid City Journal noted.

What did the AG say?

In a statement released Sunday night, Ravnsborg said:

"I am shocked and filled with sorrow following the events of last night. As Governor Noem stated, I am fully cooperating with the investigation and I fully intend to continue to do so moving forward. At this time I offer my deepest sympathy and condolences to the family."

According to CBS News, "Ravnsborg has received six traffic tickets for speeding in South Dakota over the last six years. He also received tickets for a seat belt violation and for driving a vehicle without a proper exhaust and muffler system."

USA Today reported:

Tony Mangan, spokesperson for the Highway Patrol, said at the direction of the governor, the Highway Patrol is leading the investigation. The attorney general's office said investigators from North Dakota are also in South Dakota and assisting in the crash investigation due to the conflict created by Ravnsborg's role overseeing the South Dakota Division of Criminal Investigation.