Jets' Adams hospitalizes Patriots mascot with huge hit at Pro Bowl
New York Jets safety Jamal Adams was having some fun playing to the crowd at the Pro Bowl on Wednesday when he lined up and tackled the New England Patriots' mascot.
But it turns out the hit sent the man in the costume to the hospital.
This one is for every Patriots hater out there! I got y’all! pic.twitter.com/q0WAbDfrpL
— Jamal Adams (@TheAdamsEra) January 24, 2019
"He was running around and everybody was booing him, so I said, 'You know what? Let me go tackle him.' I didn't hit him that hard, man. All jokes aside, I didn't hit him that hard. I don't know what's really going on, but they did tell me he's in the hospital," Adams said to ESPN's Michael DiRocco.
"My intention was never to hurt him. It was all about just a joke, but I definitely want to check on him and make sure everything is good."
The Pro Bowler seemed a little less remorseful when asked about the event again Thursday:
Since most of us saw Jamal Adams’s video of him tackling the Patriot mascot...he’s been getting heat for it… Does he regret it? pic.twitter.com/ecG2zQVnO7
— Dianna Russini (@diannaESPN) January 24, 2019