A tense finish to the Bills’ 37-34 overtime win over the Rams Monday night spilled into a postgame confrontation at midfield, with Buffalo linebacker Bradley Chubb saying a Rams player swung at him after the game at SoFi Stadium.
Video that ESPN cameras captured appeared to show Rams offensive lineman Alaric Jackson hitting Chubb in the face during the dispute, according to the California Post. Yahoo Sports reported that Jackson followed Chubb and confronted him before swinging, knocking Chubb’s hat to the turf, and that teammates and staff quickly separated the two players.
Chubb described the moment in an exclusive interview with the California Post.
“It was a close game,” Chubb told the California Post in an exclusive interview. “And, you know, they always catch the second guy, so I let him swing and my teammates held me back and I just chilled.”
The postgame scene unfolded as players from both teams gathered at midfield. Additional footage showed Chubb yelling at someone and moving in that direction before injured Rams pass rusher Myles Garrett stopped him, the California Post reported. Several of Chubb’s teammates also stepped in to pull him away, and Chubb later turned away after trading words with Rams tight end Colby Parkinson.
Chubb did not name the Rams player involved. “That's not on me to tell who.
There's cameras out there. I just know I'm ready for next week,” he said.
He also would not say whether the punch landed, but he made clear he came out of it fine. “You see I'm smiling,” Chubb said.
“I'm with my team. I'm turnt.
We're ready for next week.”
Jackson is in his sixth season with the Rams and is in the second year of a three-year, $56.3 million deal, according to Yahoo Sports. Chubb, in his first season with Buffalo, finished with two tackles in the victory.
The result moved Buffalo to 4-1, while Los Angeles dropped to 2-3.
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