Bradley Chubb finally laid out his side of the exchange with Rams tackle Alaric Jackson, and he made one thing clear: he says the trash talk never crossed into personal territory.
The Bills defender was at the center of one of Week 5’s most talked-about moments in the 2026 NFL season after Los Angeles escaped SoFi Stadium with a 37-34 overtime win. Cameras showed Jackson and Chubb jawing at each other, then Jackson stepping toward the linebacker and landing a right hook to Chubb’s face.
The NFL suspended Jackson for two games at first, then cut it to one after the appeal. Even after that discipline came down and the video spread everywhere, the story didn’t quiet down. People still wanted to know what Chubb had said to trigger it.
On Wednesday, Chubb answered that question directly at the practice facility on UC Irvine’s campus.
“I’ll tell you exactly what I said,” Chubb told reporters. “I’ve heard I was talking about his mom.
That’s not true at all. I said, ‘We’re gonna see y’all’s ass again.
And when we see you again, all that chipping ain’t gonna save you. That tight end and guard is not going to save you.’
He said, ‘What’d you say?’ I said, ‘That chip’s not gonna save you.
The guard’s not gonna save you.’ And then boom.”
Chubb said he started the verbal back-and-forth, but he stopped short of the family-related accusations that had been floating around after the incident.
The Bills are now 4-1, while the Rams sit at 2-3. The two teams could run it back in Super Bowl 61 next year, which would set up another Chubb-Jackson matchup if both teams get there.
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