Raiders' Davante Adams is Charged with ASSAULT for Shoving Sideline Freelancer Photographer on Monday
- 2 years ago
Freelance cameraman who was hospitalized after being shoved to ground by Raiders' Davante Adams as he stormed off field following loss in Kansas City - as the wide receiver is cited for misdemeanor assault.
Ryan Zebley, a 20-year-old understudy functioning as an independent photographic artist and cameraperson, was working for ESPN's Monday Night Football group during the Plunderers Bosses game when he was moved over by the disappointed Adams and eventually hospitalized. Zebley recorded a protest Tuesday, claiming that he endured whiplash, a cerebral pain, and potentially a minor blackout because of his fall.
Adams was referred to for crime attack on Wednesday over the occurrence, a police representative told DailyMail.com. Contingent upon examiners' evaluation, Adams could have to carry out upwards of a year in prison and fine of something like $700 for Class A crime attack. Nonetheless, Class C misdeed attack conveys just a most extreme 15-day prison sentence and $700 fine.
Zebley had not been distinguished until Wednesday, when the police delivered the charges against Adams.
Adams, the NFL's second-most generously compensated beneficiary at $28.2 million for the 2022 season, was stomping off the field on Monday night after the Thieves' last drive missed the mark, giving the Bosses a sensational 30-29 success. As the noticeably baffled Adams moved toward the passage, Zebley crossed the All-Master's way.
It was then that 6-foot-1, 215-pound Adams pushed Zebley and looked as the cameraperson staggered in reverse and to the cold earth. Security at last aided Zebley to his feet as Adams nonchalantly strolled into the Sharpened stone Arena burrow.
Film of the episode doesn't plainly show Zebley, yet he gives off an impression of being found behind the scenes of different photos from the game, including one of Bosses tight end Travis Kelce praising a score.
Zebley, who likewise goes by Park, is a 20-year-old understudy at the College of Missouri-Kansas City news-casting school, and has recruited an individual injury lawyer, Dan Curry.
As Curry told the New York Post, Zebley was entrusted with conveying camera hardware Monday, which was his initial experience at work.
'What happened was shockingly unsportsmanlike and a demonstration of brutality that ought not be pardoned by the NFL,' Curry said in a proclamation.
Zebley is as yet getting clinical treatment, Curry told the Post. The full degree of his clinical issues 'hasn't been laid out,' Curry said, however he has displayed 'blackout side effects.'
'He was queasy following the occurrence and he has some aggravation that he's actually managing today,' Curry said.
At the point when inquired as to why his client recorded an objection, Curry told the Post: 'According to his viewpoint, he was savagely pushed to the ground, and that is an attack.'
Ryan Zebley, a 20-year-old understudy functioning as an independent photographic artist and cameraperson, was working for ESPN's Monday Night Football group during the Plunderers Bosses game when he was moved over by the disappointed Adams and eventually hospitalized. Zebley recorded a protest Tuesday, claiming that he endured whiplash, a cerebral pain, and potentially a minor blackout because of his fall.
Adams was referred to for crime attack on Wednesday over the occurrence, a police representative told DailyMail.com. Contingent upon examiners' evaluation, Adams could have to carry out upwards of a year in prison and fine of something like $700 for Class A crime attack. Nonetheless, Class C misdeed attack conveys just a most extreme 15-day prison sentence and $700 fine.
Zebley had not been distinguished until Wednesday, when the police delivered the charges against Adams.
Adams, the NFL's second-most generously compensated beneficiary at $28.2 million for the 2022 season, was stomping off the field on Monday night after the Thieves' last drive missed the mark, giving the Bosses a sensational 30-29 success. As the noticeably baffled Adams moved toward the passage, Zebley crossed the All-Master's way.
It was then that 6-foot-1, 215-pound Adams pushed Zebley and looked as the cameraperson staggered in reverse and to the cold earth. Security at last aided Zebley to his feet as Adams nonchalantly strolled into the Sharpened stone Arena burrow.
Film of the episode doesn't plainly show Zebley, yet he gives off an impression of being found behind the scenes of different photos from the game, including one of Bosses tight end Travis Kelce praising a score.
Zebley, who likewise goes by Park, is a 20-year-old understudy at the College of Missouri-Kansas City news-casting school, and has recruited an individual injury lawyer, Dan Curry.
As Curry told the New York Post, Zebley was entrusted with conveying camera hardware Monday, which was his initial experience at work.
'What happened was shockingly unsportsmanlike and a demonstration of brutality that ought not be pardoned by the NFL,' Curry said in a proclamation.
Zebley is as yet getting clinical treatment, Curry told the Post. The full degree of his clinical issues 'hasn't been laid out,' Curry said, however he has displayed 'blackout side effects.'
'He was queasy following the occurrence and he has some aggravation that he's actually managing today,' Curry said.
At the point when inquired as to why his client recorded an objection, Curry told the Post: 'According to his viewpoint, he was savagely pushed to the ground, and that is an attack.'