Child Tackled By Security After Running On Field During Buccaneers Game
Buccaneers Vs. Falcons Child Taken Down By Security ... After Running On Field
A little boy who ran onto the field during an NFL game Sunday was grabbed by a security guard and slammed to the turf ... all while Tom Brady looked on from just feet away.
The incident happened early in the Buccaneers' game against the Falcons in Tampa Bay ... when a 10-year-old hopped the stadium railing and sprinted onto the playing surface.
The kid -- wearing a Brady shirt -- made it several yards down the sideline ... juking stadium workers who were trying to stop him.
What kind of parent lets their kid run on to the field? Smh… #gobucs pic.twitter.com/S3GkCu2vuT
— 𝗭𝗮𝗰 𝗕𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗻𝗲𝗿🎙 (@ZacOnTheMic) October 9, 2022 @ZacOnTheMic
Eventually, however, one staffer grabbed a hold of him and tackled him to the ground. Video shot by a fan in the stands shows the kid being taken down with force.
Authorities then slapped cuffs on the child, before hauling him into a holding area inside the stadium.
A spokesperson for the Tampa Police Dept. tells TMZ Sports the boy was issued a civil citation, given notice to appear in court ... and then released.
10/3/22
This is the second time in less than a week that a field invader has caused a scene at an NFL game ... last Monday, a smoke-bomb-toting protester was slammed by Rams star Bobby Wagner in the middle of "Monday Night Football" against the 49ers. He filed a police report over the incident. The case is ongoing.
As for how Brady and the Bucs handled their brief distraction ... none of them got involved -- and they clearly didn't let it bother them, beating Atlanta, 21-15.
