There was once concern that the rivalry between the Tennessee Titans and the Baltimore Ravens had died down some, but it looked very much alive on Saturday night.
Ravens Pro Bowl guard Marshal Yanda claims that Titans defensive lineman Jeffery Simmons spat in his face, and needed to be called out for it.
“I just want to put him on notice, in the media. I’ve never done this in my career,” said Yanda. “There’s a right way and a wrong way to play football, and that guy did not do it the right way today. So the refs and everybody in the NFL need to put him on notice. Like I said, I’ve never been spit in my face, and I literally got spit right in my face by No. 98.”
Yanda also said that Simmons was saying some things that qualified as “just ridiculous conduct for the NFL.”
“I told Jurrell (Casey) to get your guy, because that’s ridiculous,” Yanda said. “I definitely respect Jurrell and I wanted to let him know to get your guy, because that was just, like I said, that’s not acceptable in this game.”
As of right now, there’s no video evidence of the dispute, and it’s Yanda’s word against Simmons’.
The Mississippi State product was disruptive on the 28-12 win, totaling one tackle and a fumble recovery.
