Bradley Chubb finally laid out his side of one of Week 5’s most talked-about flashpoints, and he said the trash talk that set off Alaric Jackson never crossed into family territory.
The Buffalo Bills defender said Wednesday that he was the one who started jawing after the Bills’ 37-34 overtime win over the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium, but he pushed back hard on the idea that he mentioned Jackson’s mom. Chubb said he heard that version going around and flatly denied it.
“I’ll tell you exactly what I said,” Chubb told reporters at the practice facility on UC Irvine’s campus. “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.”
The moment, captured on camera, showed Jackson and Chubb trading words before the Rams tackle stepped up to the linebacker and landed a right hook to the face. Jackson was initially hit with a two-game suspension by the NFL, then had it cut to one game after appealing.
The episode has kept rolling online ever since the videos spread, but Chubb’s account made one thing clear: he says he opened the exchange, but only went so far with it.
The Bills are now 4-1, while the Rams sit at 2-3. The two teams could meet again in Super Bowl 61 next year, with Chubb and Jackson potentially going at it once more.
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