Bills, Jets Players Fight In Tunnel After Game [UPDATE]
The Buffalo Bills beat the New York Jets 32-6 on Sunday, thoroughly dominating Robert Saleh's squad. After the game, a brawl between the two teams broke out in the tunnel, with Dion Dawkins and Micheal Clemons in the middle of it.
Dawkins, the Bills' left tackle, and Clemons, a Jets defensive end, wrestled with each other in the fourth quarter. At one point, Clemons shoved Dawkins to the turf after a play. Dawkins immediately popped up and waved to the crowd. Clemons was angry after Dawkins landed on him on when the play was already over and drew a flag for unnecessary roughness.
Here's video:
Dion Dawkins clowning the entire stadium pic.twitter.com/ZUAa5KXyGt
— Tanner Phifer (@TannerPhiferNFL) November 20, 2023
Apparently that animosity spilled into the tunnel and the two went after each other:
There was just a HUGE fight in hallway leading back to the locker rooms between the #Jets & #Bills. Dion Dawkins was involved in it from the #Bills. A very emotional Michael Clemons off field, too.
— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) November 20, 2023
Heard from a #Bills player as he walked back to locker room: “And we beat that… pic.twitter.com/OW6rQVMtZK
And more info:
The fight started between Clemons & Dawkins off the field. Spilled into the tunnel. Others then involved. It wasn’t pretty. #Bills got last laugh with words thrown about the victory.
— Connor Hughes (@Connor_J_Hughes) November 20, 2023
Ugly end for Jets after ugly performance https://t.co/pxFOZ2as7A
There's no video yet but we'll let you know if any surfaces. The NFL likely has a lot to sort through here as fines will almost certainly be handed out for the ugly finish to the game.
UPDATE: Here's a little video that doesn't show much more than an overzealous security guard's hands. According to ESPN's Rich Cimini, no punches where thrown.
Apologize for the long distance, but here’s a video of the tunnel dispute between Michael Clemons and Dion Dawkins. You can’t see anything, but you can hear it. They had a skirmish in the game and it carried over to the tunnel. No punches were thrown, per witnesses. Things also… pic.twitter.com/GV2glMzJZy
— Rich Cimini (@RichCimini) November 20, 2023
And here's video of Clemons and Dawkins walking and talking. They had to be separated, but there were no punches thrown.
The near fight in question. Michael Clemons and Dion Dawkins have to be separated. Two big dudes almost locked horns. Spilled over from beef during the 32-6 Bills win. 📸 From my iPhone pic.twitter.com/P7xE0ADi3f
— Otis Livingston (@OlivingstonTV) November 20, 2023