And I was like, 'I'm trying to get Mike out of there.'' I saw a little opening and everybody was pulling on me, thinking I'm trying to fight people. 'So I saw that started and I sprinted down there and I like, went to the bottom of the pile and grabbed Mike and pulled him out. ' Ryan Griffin told me, whenever we play these guys, just to keep an eye on Mike,' he said. 'It's cool when they do it, it's a problem when I do #GoBucs,' Fournette wrote.īuccaneers right tackle Tristan Wirfs called the situation 'nuts' and recalled a warning he got his rookie season about Evans' emotions when playing the Saints. As the brawl escalated, Lattimore stood up, with several players still on the ground, yelling as teammates tried to pull him back.įournette downplayed the incident and described it as 'just guys playing football,' but later posted a GIF of him going up against Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu on his Twitter account. Lattimore ended up on the ground under Evans and Maye. Maye and Evans hit the ground together, and flags were thrown as other players ran to join the fray. 'All I seen was we were trying to get a flag called or whatever, and it wasn't called, and all I see is Lattimore, he like punched Lenny in the face or something like that and like, pushed Tom. Maye then went after Evans as Lattimore got up to approach Evans again. Lattimore shoved Fournette back as both Saints safety Marcus Maye and Evans got involved.Įvans appeared to initially be walking back to the sideline before he turned around and ran onto the field, shoving Lattimore and knocking him to the ground. Lattimore was covering Miller on the play and appeared to wave his arm at Brady in a dismissive manner as Brady walked by him after the play, gesturing at someone.īrady turned to look at Lattimore and started to approach him as Buccaneers running back Leonard Fournette ran over to shove Lattimore. The Bucs were preparing to punt after Tom Brady's deep pass to Scotty Miller on third-and-5 fell incomplete with 12:55 left in the fourth quarter.

Sunday's incident began late in the game with both teams tied 3-3. He punched my teammate in the face and I just pushed him to the ground.'

'That was terrible - 2017 I didn't even get ejected and that was really a cheap shot.

The NFL is reviewing Sunday's brawl and suspensions are possible, a league source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.Įvans, who watched the rest of the game from the locker room, said he's not concerned about a possible suspension for the Bucs' home opener against the Green Bay Packers next week. Lattimore was fined $10,500 for unnecessary roughness for the incident. Lattimore shoved Evans in the back during a game in 2020, prompting Evans to shove him back and knock his helmet off in response, as teammates ran over from both sides. Winston is now with the Saints.Įvans was suspended one game for the incident and called his actions 'childish.' One of the first incidents was in 2017, when Evans came running onto the field and shoved Lattimore in the back after Lattimore exchanged words with then-Buccaneers quarterback Jameis Winston, who had poked him in the helmet. Because the two are often matched up one-on-one, they've developed a dislike for each other that has often turned physical. © 2023 New Orleans Saints.Lattimore wasn't available for comment after the game, but he has made his feelings on Evans clear over the years.

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