A well-intentioned attempt to retrieve a piece of memorabilia for a teammate turned into a bizarre confrontation between an NFL player and a ball boy on Sunday.
\n\nTravis Hunter, the Jacksonville Jaguars’ top pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, had just done something fans in “Duval” have been waiting for: he got an interception.
\n\nHunter spun the ball on the turf and ran off to celebrate with his teammates.
\n\nSpeaking of teammates, Jags star linebacker Josh Hines-Allen thought that Hunter might want that ball as a keepsake of his first NFL pick and decided to retrieve it. The only problem was that an NFL ball boy had already picked it up.
\n\nHines-Allen extended his hands and asked for the ball, but the ball collector refused. Hines-Allen then reached for the ball, earning a stiff arm from the sideline staffer, who shouted that the NFL player could not touch him.
\n\n“You can’t touch me! Hey! He pushed me!” the ball boy shouted.
\n\nHines-Allen decided to have some fun with the NFL employee after warnings about touching him, and gave him a pat on the back. This only further excited the ball boy, who shouted the warnings even louder and tried to…
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