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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson clashed with a Buffalo Bills fan who pushed DeAndre Hopkins before hitting out at again at the signal caller.
Hopkins and Jackson were celebrating after the wide receiver took a stunning one-handed catch to extend the Ravens' lead to 34-19 at the home of another Super Bowl contender.
One fan inexcusably reached out and slapped Hopkins' helmet as he danced in celebration with his teammates.
He then did the same to Jackson as he walked past and the quartback snapped, reaching over and grabbing the fan with both hands before pushing him away.
Lamar Jackson pushed a Buffalo Bills fan who kept slapping players on the helmet
The fan started the incident by first slapping DeAndre Hopkins on the helmet after a TD
'I think Lamar saw the first one and took one himself,' NBC analyst Cris Collinsworth said, watching the replay back.
'I'm not excusing, you can't go after fans in the stands but sometimes that gets a little ridiculous.'
Most of the immediate social media reaction backed Jackson for protecting himself against the fan, as well.
'Don’t tell me Lamar Jackson did anything wrong here!' NFL Insider Jordan Schultz said on X. 'He was simply responding to a fan being utterly ridiculous and doing something no fan should EVER do — make contact with a player.'
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