Carolina Panthers Safety Sam Franklin Jr. Was Restrained After Overtime Loss to Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carolina Panthers captain Sam Franklin Jr. was left frustrated and irate following an overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and it showed. The safety was seen being restrained by a Panthers staffer as he attempted to rush towards the Buccaneers’ locker room, still seething with anger.
The source of his frustration was Buccaneers linebacker Jose Ramirez, about whom Franklin yelled out in a video that has since gone viral on social media. “Hey, tell 33 imma see his a–,” Franklin was heard saying, “On my grave, boy!”
The animosity between the two teams was also evident in a separate video, in which Buccaneers wide receiver Sterling Shepard was seen shouting expletives towards the Panthers’ locker room.
The matchup between the two NFC South rivals required overtime to determine a winner, with the Buccaneers ultimately emerging victorious after a last-gasp field goal. The Panthers had appeared poised to win it with a missed 55-yard field goal, only for Chuba Hubbard to fumble the ball away, allowing the Bucs to regain possession and set up the game-winning kick.
The win puts the Buccaneers in a first-place tie with the Atlanta Falcons in the NFC South standings, with the stakes continuing to rise as the regular season enters its final stretch. This intense rivalry game saw plenty of heat spilled over from the field into the tunnel, with both sides showing no shortage of emotion and animosity.
