Well, this is a strange one.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers aren’t playing in the Super Bowl this year, but they’re still managing to make some news in Arizona, courtesy of a couple of former players, and not for the best reasons.
Former Bucs defensive end Chidi Ahanotu tweeted out a picture early Sunday morning of what appears to be some bloody paper towels on a bathroom counter, claiming that former Bucs offensive tackle (and current NFL VP of Football Development) Roman Oben punched him in the face.
Ahanotu says he slapped Oben in return, after strong words were apparently exchanged (Warning: Tweet contains profanity):
NFL executive Roman Oben punched me in the face as hard as he could …..after calling me a bitch 5 times in front of everybody. For which I slapped the shit outta him. #SuperBowlPhoenix pic.twitter.com/aRXUqMrNDP
— Chidi Ahanotu🇳🇬🇺🇸🇨🇦🇳🇬 (@ChidiAhanotu) February 12, 2023
Ahanotu played for the Bucs from 1993 through 2000, and then again in 2004. Oben played two seasons in Tampa Bay while Ahanotu was playing elsewhere, including the team’s first Super Bowl campaign in 2002.
Here’s a more detailed account of what happened, according to Ahanotu:
#SuperBowl….Fight with Roman Oben. I’ve been asked to elaborate. pic.twitter.com/UTHGXNslYd
— Chidi Ahanotu🇳🇬🇺🇸🇨🇦🇳🇬 (@ChidiAhanotu) February 12, 2023
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