Bucs' Mike Evans: Saints' Marshon Lattimore got 'too emotional' leading to on-field brawl
On Sunday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visited the New Orleans Saints, and to no one's surprise, things got heated between the two NFC South rivals.
With both teams tied 3-3 early in the fourth quarter, tempers flared between old pals, Saints' cornerback Marshon Lattimore and Bucs' wideout Mike Evans.
After throwing an incomplete pass, Bucs' quarterback Tom Brady ran toward an official calling for pass interference on the play before encountering Lattimore. As the two exchanged words, Evans ran toward Lattimore, knocking him hard to the ground to spark an all-out brawl.
Both Lattimore and Evans were ejected from the game.
After the game, Evans explained how and why things went down the way they did. Evans called Lattimore "super competitive" but added the Saints corner was "too emotional" on Sunday.
"You don't throw punches at guys on the field," Evans told Jeff Darlington of ESPN. "He threw a punch at Lenny [Bucs RB Leonard Fournette], and I can't let that happen to my teammates. So I shoved him ... turned into a brawl."
Sunday's incident wasn't the first altercation between Evans and Lattimore, as the two have had several run-ins over the years.
We'll have to wait and see if Evans or Lattimore will receive any discipline from the league after their skirmish Sunday. However, both players likely have Week 13 circled on their calendars. The Buccaneers and Saints will meet again for a nationally televised contest on Monday, Dec. 5.
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