Dec 22, 2008 5:29 pm US/Eastern
Fan Arrested For Tackling Junior Seau
Seau: 'He Blind-Sided Me'
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Todd Kobus says he didn't mean to tackle Junior Seau but that he only meant to hug him.
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Todd Kobus, 31 of Attleboro, tackles Patriots linebacker Junior Seau on the sidelines during Sunday's game.
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Todd Kobus, 31 of Attleboro, tackles Junior Seau on the sidelines during Sunday's game.
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Todd Kobus, 31 of Attleboro, is led from the sidelines by police.
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Todd Kobus, 31 of Attleboro, is led from the sidelines by police.
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Todd Kobus, 31 of Attleboro, is led from the sidelines by police.
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Todd Kobus is led off the field by security.
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Junior Seau #55 of the New England Patriots reacts during their game against the Arizona Cardinals at Gillette Stadium on December 21, 2008 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The Patriots won 47-7.
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An over-eager Patriots fan found himself in court Monday morning, arrested for assaulting linebacker
Junior Seau during Sunday's game at Foxboro Stadium.
Todd Kobus, 31 of Attleboro, jumped out of the stands during the fourth quarter and ran across the sidelines, tackling Junior Seau to the ground.
"He got an unassisted tackle whoever he is," Seau said after the game. "We rolled around, said Merry Christmas, and they pulled him away."
"I don't know where he jumped from. Obviously being as old as I am, I couldn't anticipate or couldn't see it coming," Seau said showing a sense of humor about the incident. "He blind-sided me."
"[
Mike] Vrabel saw it all happen. He was right in front of me; I don't know what he was doing," Seau said smiling. "I would never rob a bank with Vrabel; Mike is not the guy you want to rob a bank with."
Kobus was arrested and charged with assault and battery and trespassing. In court Monday he told the judge he is a huge Patriots fan who made a mistake. Kobus said he meant to give Seau a hug – not tackle him.
"I'm a big fan of Junior Seau. I meant to give him a hug," Kobus said in court Monday. "I absolutely did not mean to tackle him or anything along those lines. It was a stupid lapse of judgement."
Kobus is a member of the National Guard and said he is concerned about how his "mistake" will hurt his military career.
A relative of Kobus purchased the game tickets online. The Patriots said the seat-holder's season tickets will be revoked.
The Patriots went on to
crush the Arizona Cardinals, 47-7.
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