TMZ obtained a video Monday morning of New York Jets running back Breece Hall being confronted by an angry fan while at an airport after returning from Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.
In the recording from Feb. 11, Hall can be seen being confronted by a man in black T-shirt and jeans at a baggage claim area in Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey. The man can be heard saying “be a man” and appeared to be trying to provoke Hall into a physical confrontation. The man eventually stormed off while screaming, “You think you’re a big man and tough? [If] you’re gonna slap me, slap me.”
The man appeared to be seeking an autograph from Hall initially, per TMZ’s Michael J. Babcock. Two-time Super Bowl champion and former New York Giants All-Pro linebacker Carl Banks was on the same flight as Hall and appeared to try to diffuse the situation, even putting himself between Hall and the man at one point.
Video of the incident is below. (Warning: vulgar language.)
#Jets star Breece Hall was confronted by an angry autograph seeker at Newark Airport last Sunday (2/11) as he returned home from Super Bowl week in Vegas.
— michael j. babcock (@mikejbabcock) February 19, 2024
The situation got tense enough #Giants legend @CarlBanksGIII, who was on the same flight as @BreeceH, intervened, putting… pic.twitter.com/PYwWi5Nuje
Hall addressed the incident in a social media post on Monday.
“If you know me you know I always show love!!!” Hall posted on X, formerly Twitter. “There’s a time and a place for everything but harassing me at baggage claim ain’t the time or place💯 Thankfully Carl and my guy Joe were there to keep anything from happenin.”
The 22-year-old Hall appeared in 17 games this past season, rushing for 994 yards and five touchdowns while also catching 76 passes for 591 yards and four scores.
