Police twist after NFL pitch invader flattened by star

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A protester who ran onto the tract during the San Francisco 49ers' location crippled against the Rams has filed a constabulary study aft being subdued by Los Angeles linebacker Bobby Wagner.

Santa Clara Police Department Lt. Cuong Phan confirmed to The Associated Press that the section has an progressive probe of the incident, which meant helium could supply fewer different details.

Wagner reacted with bemusement erstwhile asked astir the protester's complaint.

“I heard astir it, but it is what it is,” Wagner said astatine the Rams' grooming complex. “It’s down me. I ain’t truly focused connected it. I’m much acrophobic astir the information defender that was wounded trying to pursuit him. We don’t cognize what that (pink smoke) is. You’ve conscionable got to bash what you've got to do.”

Wagner flattened the protester who ran connected the tract waving a instrumentality emitting pinkish smoke. Teammate Takk McKinley besides helped arsenic Wagner subdued the protester, who had eluded information to tally crossed the field.

Wagner indicated that players and coaches person a close to beryllium acrophobic successful specified situations.

“You conscionable ne'er know,” Wagner said. “People tally connected the tract for nary crushed sometimes. Again, beauteous definite it’s going to support happening, but you ne'er cognize what that idiosyncratic has got successful their pocket, their hands, whatever. ... There’s consequences for your actions.”

Wagner said helium was mildly amazed erstwhile video of his assistance with the protester went viral, noting that astir tract invasions aren't shown connected tv broadcasts to discourage the behaviour. Wagner's actions person been wide applauded astir the NFL, including by San Francisco manager Kyle Shanahan.

“I deliberation a batch of players privation to bash it, too,” Wagner said.

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