Midway through the third quarter, Cincinnati tight end Jermaine Gresham caught a 1-yard touchdown pass that put the Bengals up 19-3 when he jogged over to the end zone wall. As he approached, two female Bengals fans -- one dressed in a black A.J. Green jersey and the other in an orange Bengals T-shirt -- had just jogged down the section's steps to the edge of the wall. They were excitedly pleading for the ball when Gresham complied.
But what none of them, not Gresham nor the women asking for the ball, had expected was the male Saints fan lurking nearby in the first row.
As the ball left Gresham's hands, the Saints fan, identified by the Cincinnati Enquirer as a man named Tony Williams, leaped in front of the two women. As the one in the Green jersey -- identified by the Enquirer as Barrett -- caught the flip, Williams snatched the ball from her. In the same motion, he sat back down, putting the ball underneath his right arm.
It stayed there the rest of the game.
[...]
Williams kept [the ball].
"It's very simple," he told the Enquirer. "I caught the football.
"I didn't mean to hit that young lady. I was just reaching for the football."
http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/story?storyId=11887928
I posted this here because it could be considered an assault with battery, at least technically. There are no charges at this time, but it's possible that there might be in the future due to the video evidence and his admission that he hit her, however accidentally. If Ms Barrett so chooses, she could possibly also sue Williams for injuring her. If she goes to a doctor who documents even the most minor abrasions or contusions, then finds a personal injury lawyer, she might have a civil case for damages. I sincerely hope she doesn't, though, since it appears she was not significantly injured and such a lawsuit would be frivolous.
In any case, this "man" needs to be publicly shamed, in my opinion. Perhaps someone smarter than me can post the video or a screengrab from it of his ugly face, and maybe one of our super sleuths can dig up more info on him.
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