Video After The Jump
Dante Fowler, the hulking 6'3" 260 pound defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars, has an easy way for women in his life settle disputes. He lets beat the hell out of each other.
TMZ Sports obtained footage from the February 1st incident involving Fowler's girlfriend and the mother of his baby.
The two women were having an argument outside of an elevator at an apartment complex in Florida. Words didn't settle the dispute so Fowler waved his hand like a referee for the two to get physical.
When Fowler was satisfied with the outcome he broke the two women up and left with his girlfriend.
Nobody got arrested because the police were not called.
Check it out below.
**UPDATE**
It shouldn't come as a surprise that Dante Fowler has issued an apology after the video surfaced of him refereeing a fight between his girlfriend and baby's mother.
Read what the third overall pick in the 2015 draft had to say below.
“I am embarrassed and have apologized for my actions to everyone involved. As a family, we have been dealing with this moment and the conflict that led to it since this occurred. The video surfacing is a sad reminder that emotions got the best of all of us. I take 100 percent responsibility for everything that happened.”
The Jaguars have released a statement as well.
“Dante brought the incident to our attention prior to the video being released and was embarrassed and remorseful. Violence of this type against others is unacceptable in our society and to our organization. We will continue to look into the incident while offering resources and providing support to Dante and his family to help them through this private matter.”
Now here is where we get down to the real reason the above statements were issued. The Jaguars want to avoid the league office stepping in and punishing Fowler. They would much rather handle this in-house.
The NFL under Commissioner Roger Goodell has come down hard in recent years on players who get into trouble off the field. Especially actions they feel damage their brand. After all, football is America's sport and a multi-billion dollar cash cow for the 32 team owners.
Although Fowler didn't throw a punch or display any kind of violence during the fight between the two women, it's possible the league could fine or suspend him. However, the latter seems highly unlikely.
Read what the NFL had to say below about the incident below.
“These are disturbing images and we will review the matter.”
Ryan O'Halloren, a beat writer for the Florida Times-Union, blasted the league office for getting involved in the situation via his Twitter account.
1. Pathetic for the league office to issue a statement calling the video "disturbing." When Fowler is cleared, they should announce that.
— Ryan O'Halloran (@ryanohalloran) February 23, 2016
2. That word -- "disturbing images," -- is going to be attached to Fowler when he didn't throw a punch or get involved.
— Ryan O'Halloran (@ryanohalloran) February 23, 2016
3. The fact that Fowler did step in to the altercation once they were done flailing away, that's all I needed to see.
— Ryan O'Halloran (@ryanohalloran) February 23, 2016
4. If Fowler would have tried to break it up from the start, how about if in the process, the pissed-off party fell to the floor?
— Ryan O'Halloran (@ryanohalloran) February 23, 2016
5. The league office made this a story with their statement, which then forced the #Jaguars to put out their own statement.
— Ryan O'Halloran (@ryanohalloran) February 23, 2016
How do you think this should be handled by the league and the Jaguars?
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