The Philadelphia Eagles tight end is said to be fine and has returned home after being evaluated at a hospital as a result of him being sucker punched at a South Dakota restaurant.
- Jun 22, 2020
AceShowbiz - Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert appeared to have fallen victim to a vicious and unprovoked attack. The NFL star was knocked out cold in the wee hours of Saturday morning, June 20 after being sucker punched at a restaurant in South Dakota, and a video of the incident has since surfaced online.
Making its way out through Twitter user @SamStompy, the 40-second footage captured the 25-year-old athlete appearing to be slowly pushing a man away in the restaurant. Another man suddenly came from his left side and punched him in the face, knocking him unconscious. Others were seen coming to his aid right after.
In the tweet, Sam explained, "This is the video of Dallas Goedert getting suckered punched in Aberdeen, SD. Source is one of my best friends in college's (South Dakota School of Minesand Technology) BIL who knows the bar owner." The post has since been retweeted by NFL Network's Ian Rapoport who wrote, "This backs up the story that... he basically just got sucker punched. And Goedert is ok (considering)."
The Mitchell Republic reported that the incident took place just after 1 A.M. at the Zoo Bar in Aberdeen, South Dakota. Police were called to the scene on report of "people busting glasses and have busted heads." Mike Kaye of NJ Advance Media added that the athlete was out with his family for dinner when the incident occurred.
According to ESPN, Dallas was taken to a hospital for evaluation following the incident. He has since recovered and has returned home. In the meantime, a suspect was reportedly arrested on Saturday. No further details have been shared by the Aberdeen Police Department. A report suggested there will no statement from the police until Monday.
Since news of Dallas' incident broke out, a number of his teammates have voiced their support. Cornerback Avonte Maddox tweeted, "Yeah, lucky I wasn’t there. Would have been some problems deada**." Fellow Eagles corner Rasul Douglas chimed in, "Swear to Everything I’d be in jail right now." Offensive tackle Lane Johnson declared, "Ridiculous. Let me know the time & place. I got you @goedert33."
Dallas was a former South Dakota State star. He has played two seasons for the Eagles, and is going into his third with the team. He finished last season behind fellow tight end Zach Ertz with 58 catches for 607 yards and five touchdowns in 15 games.
