Davante Adams Charged With Misdemeanor Assault For Shoving Cameraman

Davante Adams is now being charged after he was seen shoving a man and pushing him to the ground after Monday Night Football.

The Raiders kept the Chiefs scoreless going into halftime with a score of 17-0. Former Green Bay Packers and current Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver, Davante Adams, had a huge game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Monday Night Football, bringing in three receptions for 124 yards and two touchdowns.

However, it was not enough and the Raiders ultimately lost to the Chiefs, 30-29. After the game, Las Vegas Raiders star wide receiver Davante Adams was seen shoving a man and pushing him to the ground while walking off the field in frustration.

The NFL star is now being charged.

Davante Adams Charged With Misdemeanor Assault

After the loss, the Raiders shook hands with the Chiefs players and headed back into the locker room. Davante Adams, 29, was seen visibly upset and frustrated as on his way into the locker room, he shoved a cameraman to the ground.

Reports have stated that the camera guy, who was holding a tall piece of equipment, accidentally walked in front of Adams at the time, causing the wide receiver to then put both of his hands on the cameraman and shove him. The worker then fell backwards and onto the ground. The camera guy was helped back up to his feet by a security guard as Adams continued walking into the tunnel.

The Raiders star wide receiver Davante Adams has now been charged with misdemeanor assault. Per ESPN, Adams was cited for an “intentional, overt act” that inflicted “bodily injury,” according to court records released Wednesday.

The man shoved by Adams was a freelancer working for ESPN’s Monday Night Football. After the shove, he went to the cops at Arrowhead Stadium at around 10:30 pm. and then to the hospital. He suffered whiplash, a headache and a possible minor concussion from the incident, according to the citation.

The charges were filed Wednesday morning in Municipal Court of Kansas City.

Davante Adams Issues Apology

After the heated incident occurred, and Devante Adams went back into the locker room, he addressed the situation to reporters, apologizing for his actions.

“I want to apologize to the guy, there was some guy running off the field, and he ran, like jumped in front of me coming off the field and I bumped into him, kind of pushed him, and he ended up on the ground,” Adams said in the locker room. “So I wanted to say sorry to him for that because that was just frustration mixed with him literally just running in from of me. I shouldn’t have responded that way, but that’s how I initially responded. So, I want to apologize to him for that.”

The 29-year-old took it a step further and also Tweeted his apology after the game in hopes the cameraman would see it.

“Sorry to the guy I pushed over after the game,” Adams wrote. “Obviously very frustrated at the way the game ended and when he ran infront of me as I exited that was my reaction and I felt horrible immediately. Thats not me..MY APOLOGIES man hope you see this.”

The Las Vegas Raiders have a bye week next week, and then will go and take on Davis Mills and the Houston Texans in week 7.