Seahawks linebacker Derick Hall and defensive lineman Jarran Reed got into each other’s faces on the field and had to be separated from an all-out fight on the sideline during Sunday’s loss to the Bills.
Hall was called for roughing the passer and the penalty set up a Bills touchdown, and Reed appeared to call Hall for it, both immediately after the penalty and again on the sideline after the touchdown. Hall wasn’t happy about that, but he said after the game that he appreciates Reed’s veteran leadership.
“We told each other we love each otherHall said. “There’s no bad blood.”
Hall said Reed told him to play smart.
“He loves the game,” Hall said of Reed. “I love the game. That’s when things got heated. He’s a leader and he’s the leader of our group. When things happen you have to lean on all the guys and maybe we both could have done some things a little bit better doing .”
Seahawks head coach Mike Macdonald seemed more upset about the penalty than the fight.
“It wasn’t a smart penalty,” said Macdonald. “That’s just not how we train our guys to attack quarterbacks, so it wasn’t a smart move.”
Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins was so surprised to see two opponents fighting each other that he said he even tried to break them up.
“That they fight each other on the field“Bro, look. You are a team. Turn it down and come on. Next time play,” Dawkins said he told them.
Maybe the Seahawks need an experienced leader like Dawkins.
