The ending to the Seahawks-Jaguars game got extra chippy after Seattle was overly aggressive as the Jags took knees to end the game. Quinton Jefferson and Michael Bennett both found themselves in fights with Jaguars players, with Jefferson getting ejected.
Has he left the field, Jefferson got into it with some of the Jags’ fans, who were undoubtedly saying some awful things at him as he walked towards the tunnel. Something said especially caught Jefferson’s attention, because he stopped and turned around to go confront the fan.
Security stepped between Jefferson and one climbed into the stands to calm down the fan and escort him out of the stadium. As things appeared to be deescalating, something was thrown at Jefferson and he bolted for the wall and started trying to climb over it to get after the fan, before eventually being corralled by security.
Things are getting UGLY in Jacksonville pic.twitter.com/rsPnztEZAs
— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) December 11, 2017
It’s unclear exactly what was thrown at Jefferson, with the best guess being a drink, but in any case it was a very bad decision by the fan involved. Here’s a GIF of the final portion of the incident that saw Jefferson trying to climb into the stands.
https://twitter.com/xmasape/status/940020558879698945
Jefferson, who was already clearly upset based on what happened on the field to end the game, was not in the mood to hear it from the fans and, understandably, was very upset about having something thrown at him. He never got especially close to getting over the wall, but it could’ve been a very, very bad situation had he not been pulled back.
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) December 11, 2017
The NFL avoided its Malice in the Palace, but the fan here should be banned from games and Jefferson will undoubtedly receive some kind of punishment from the league, even if his anger in the situation was justified.
