Florida Man Arrested and Charged With Alleged Assault of Eagles TE Dallas Goedert
By Michael Luciano
The man who was caught on video punching Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert during an altercation at a South Dakota bar has officially been taken into custody.
Aberdeen police confirmed that 29-year-old Kyle Douglas Hadala was arrested and charged with simple assault after decking Goedert in the face at Aberdeen's Zoo Bar at 1:00 a.m. last Friday night.
A Florida man has been arrested after allegedly assaulting Philadelphia Eagles tight end and SDSU alum Dallas Goedert at an Aberdeen bar on Friday. https://t.co/M0f3Pfmfcw
— Dakota News Now (@dakotanews_now) June 22, 2020
The third-year star out of South Dakota State, who was second on the team behind Zach Ertz in receptions, touchdowns, and receiving yards, sustained only minor injuries, for which he was treated at a local hospital. Luckily, he isn't expected to have many long-term problems as a result of this incident.
Several Eagles teammates called out Hadala on Twitter, with cornerback Avonte Maddox confirming that Madala would have had "some problems" if Maddox himself was with Goedert that night.
Eagles TE Dallas Goedert was taken to the hospital after being sucker punched at a South Dakota restaurant Friday night, a league source confirmed to @Tim_McManus.
— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) June 20, 2020
He has since returned home and is "fine," a source said. https://t.co/oPndDd63RE
We can only imagine what Maddox would have done if he got his hands on Hadala.
This situation could have been really ugly for Goedert and the Eagles, but he seems to have escaped serious injury and the perpetrator has been taken into custody.