Shortly after the surprising incident between Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf and a Detroit Lions fan at Ford Field, the Detroit Free Press caught up with the fan, named Ryan Kennedy, to get his side of the story.
According to Kennedy, he called Metcalf by his full name of DeKaylin Zacharius Metcalf, which allegedly set off the receiver.
“A little shocked. Like everyone’s talking to me,” the fan, later identified as Kennedy, said to the Free Press. “I’m a little rattled, but I just want the Lions to win, baby.”
The incident occurred in the second quarter during a break in the action as Steelers cornerback Brandin Echols was down on the field injured with a groin injury that would ultimately rule him out of the game.