Buccaneers Center Joe Hawley Says Seahawks Defender Spit in His Face During Game

December 2, 2016   ·   Tim Daniels   ·   Jump to comments

Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive lineman Joe Hawley said Thursday night a member of the Seattle Seahawks defense spit in his face during last Sunday's game. 
Hawley made the allegation during an appearance with Tom Krasniqi on 620 WDAE. On Friday, JoeBucsFan.com passed along the center's comments about the situation:
They were hitting me late and then one guy got up, and when I came up all fired up, he actually spit in my face after one of the plays. And that really got me fired up because I just don't think that should be a part of the game at all. I mean, it's one thing thing pushing, shouting, yelling, but as soon as he spit in my face, I was pretty fired up about that. It's disgusting.
Jenna Laine of ESPN.com noted the 28-year-old veteran stated he wasn't exactly sure who committed the act in the Bucs' 14-5 victory. Hawley replied, "Yeah, I think that's who it was," when the name of Seahawks rookie defensive tackle Jarran Reed was mentioned, though.
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