Rams cornerback Marcus Peters plays off heated confrontation with fan in stands

Things didn’t go so well for the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night. They lost their second straight game, this time at home to the Philadelphia Eagles.

The 30-23 loss put the Rams’ chances of securing the top seed in the NFC playoffs in serious jeopardy, and if they don’t right the ship before the regular season ends, they could lose their first-round bye, since Chicago has the head-to-head tiebreaker in hand over Los Angeles.

It’s frustrating for players and coaching staff to be sure, but Los Angeles corner Marcus Peters let that frustration spill over in a way that may land him in some trouble.

Video posted to Twitter by @hogmawathletics and taken from another person’s Instagram account shows Peters sitting at the end of the Rams’ bench. The camera zooms in and we hear a voice say his name. Peters turns around and then gets up and starts confronting the fan.

“Where you from, homie?” Peters asks, walking toward the stands. He continues asking where the fan is from, and walks up a short flight of steps from the field.

The man can be overhead saying, “Don’t touch me.”

Peters shouldn’t have gotten up. But not to be overlooked is that we don’t know what was being said to Peters before the video starts, or how long he was being harassed before responding.

(Video features NSFW language.)

Head coach Sean McVay addressed the incident Monday when talking with reporters.

“He knows that we’ve got to be better in those situations and can’t allow whatever is going on – in terms of that dialogue – to impact our ability to be focused on what’s going on during the game on the field with our team,” McVay said.

TMZ later released a slightly longer clip of the confrontation, as security guards and Rams safety John Johnson III pulled Peters back to the bench.

(Again: Video contains NSFW language.)

Peters played off the incident when asked about it after the game, saying he was “just makin’ a little bit of fun with the people out there that be hecklin’ and stuff.”

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