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Monday, the video of a protestor with a smoke bomb who ran onto the NFL field went viral. It was wildly entertaining because security couldn't stop him, but Rams linebacker Bobby Wagner LAID HIM OUT.
But now the protestor has filed assault charges with the police! It's not clear if he's filed them against the 240lb Wagner or the Rams.
Wagner said he tackled the guy out of concern for everyone's safety.
“That’s not making a play,” Wagner said later that night. “That’s just keeping it safe. You don’t know what that fan got or what they’re doing. You see it all the time, and we don’t know what they’re carrying in their pockets. It’s whatever that little smoke stuff is, but that shit could be dangerous. … One of the [security] guys on the other side, it looked like he got hurt, and security looked like he was struggling, so I was frustrated, so I took it out on him.”
The protestor is believed to be part of an animal rights group.
Wagner's teammate has his back.
Fans also side with Wagner over the man who ran illegally onto the field.