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Justin Herbert tries to pull away center Bradley Bozeman, who reacted to a tackle of the Chargers quarterback by the Saints’ Nathan Shepherd (bottom). Bozeman and Shepherd were called for offsetting unnecessary roughness penalties. (Ric Tapia / Getty Images)
After Bradley Bozeman became the football field’s version of Batman — dispensing vigilante justice by pinning Saints defensive lineman Nathan Shepherd to the turf after a dangerous takedown of quarterback Justin Herbert — the Chargers center’s wife, Nikki Bozeman, drove home from SoFi Stadium on Sunday night hoping the reaction would simply stay in the family’s favor.
With a boost from the Chargers, it got even better.
After the Chargers used Bozeman’s viral moment of vigilante justice to share information about the Bradley and Nikki Bozeman Foundation on social media, more than 150 fans donated to the charity’s efforts to address food insecurity and combat bullying. With many chipping in $10 donations for No. 10 or $75 for No. 75, the foundation quickly collected more than $3,700.
“It really was something that was just a sports moment, and then it turned into something that’s been really cool to help our foundation,” Nikki said.
Nikki and Bradley have received messages thanking him for defending Herbert on a play the center called “one of the dirtiest” he’s seen.
Herbert already had shoveled the ball to running back J.K. Dobbins when Shepherd twisted the quarterback’s right ankle awkwardly to pull him to the ground.
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Bozeman pounced on Shepherd to push him off Herbert in a retaliatory action Fox play-by-play announcer Chris Myers noted could be seen as an unofficial continuation of the Bozemans’ anti-bullying campaign.
The couple initially started their foundation to educate children on the dangers of bullying. Bradley, a two-time national champion at Alabama, and Nikki, a forward for the Crimson…
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Author : LA Times
Publish date : 2024-10-31 01:28:56
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