An animal
rights activist associated with Direct Action Everywhere barged onto the field
during the Los Angeles Rams and the San Francisco 49ers NFL game at the Levi’s
Stadium with a pink smoke bomb and ended up being tackled by two Rams players.
Now, the activist is taking legal action, Fox News reported Wednesday. The
Santa Clara Police Department said a person came in at 1:45 pm PT to file a
report, according to Fox News.

Bobby
Wagner and Takkarist McKinley took down the activist, Alex Taylor, had escaped
the NFL’s security. Taylor is reported weighing legal action he can take
against the two players and the National Football League (NFL). Taylor also
suffered burn injuries in the incident.

Following
the game, Wagner said he was trying to help security apprehend Taylor.

“That’s not
making a play. That’s just keeping it safe. You don’t know what that fan got or
what they’re doing. You see it all the time, and we don’t know what they are
carrying in their pockets. It’s whatever that little smoke stuff is, but that
is – it could be dangerous,” Wagner told ESPN.

Bobby
Wagner said Wednesday that he is aware of the police report, according to TMZ. “You
just never know. You never know, like, people run on the field for no reason
sometimes and again, I’m pretty sure it’s gonna keep happening, but you know
what that person got in they pocket, in they hands, whatever. Kind of like what
I said after the game so, you know, there’s consequences for your actions [sic],”
he added.

Bobby
Wagner’s head coach Sean McVay said he is not even flinching about the police
report. “We all know where Bobby’s intentions were, and I support Bobby Wagner,”
TMZ reported him saying.

Direct
Action Everywhere, an animal rights group, took responsibility of the demonstration.

“Alex and
Allison, the 2 activists who disrupted tonight’s NFL game, have been released
from police custody. Alex, who was tackled by Bobby Wagner, has a burn on his
arm. Otherwise, they’re a bit beaten up but in good spirits,” Direct Action
Everywhere said after the game.

“The
protest sought to highlight a trial of two factory farm whistle-blowers which
began Monday,” DxE said in a statement.

Direct
Action Everywhere has repeatedly partaken in stunts of the sort. The group has
taken responsibility for protests at the Minnesota Timberwolves games earlier
this year.