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A protester met the full-force of NFL linebacker Bobby Wagner on Monday evening because the San Francisco 49ers hosted the Los Angeles Rams.
On the finish of the primary half, a person ran onto the sphere on the Levi’s Stadium carrying a pink flare, quickly halting play.
Whereas he initially evaded the efforts of stewards attempting to cease him, he made the error of working in direction of the Rams defensive bench.
Wagner and teammate Takkarist McKinley noticed him coming and, as McKinley tried to seize maintain of the protester, Wagner took him down.
Content material together with his intervention, the 32-year-old walked away as safety escorted the person off the sphere.
“He regarded like he wasn’t speculated to be on the sphere,” Wagner advised reporters after the sport. “I noticed safety was having just a little drawback – so I helped him out.”
NFL legends Peyton and Eli Manning appeared to benefit from the takedown as they reacted on ESPN.
“That’s what we’re speaking about. Wagner, a veteran. Get him down, now get out and let the blokes takeover. Bobby Wagner, a veteran play,” Peyton laughed as he watched a replay of the incident.
Animal rights group Direct Motion In all places took accountability for the stunt, with the protester attempting to boost consciousness of ‘Proper to Rescue,’ an affiliate group that appears to “assist the whistleblowers dealing with jail time for exposing manufacturing unit farm abuses and rescuing struggling animals.”
One other protester additionally tried to disturb the sport however seemed to be stopped early on.
Direct Motion In all places posted an image on Twitter of the 2 activists after they had been launched, including that they had been “a bit overwhelmed up however in good spirits.”
It additionally stated the person tackled by Wagner had a burn on his arm, presumably from the flare.
The 49ers went on to dominate the Rams behind a stout protection that had seven sacks and an interception, successful 24-9 to maneuver to 2-2 on the season. The loss additionally drops the defending champion Rams to 2-2 on the yr.
