GREEN BAY, Wisconsin — AJ Dillon may be one of the most recognizable faces and names in Green Bay, but the Packers running back star appeared unrecognized at Lambeau Field Saturday night. A video posted to Tik Tok by username @mlunag23 shows Dillon confronting a local police officer at field level.
During the friendly game between Manchester City and FC Bayern Munich at Lambeau Field, several Packers players were present to watch the first international football match at this legendary venue. Dillon recorded the game from the Bayern suite with Packers punter Pat O’Donnell.
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Weather and lightning delays caused the game to be postponed twice. Fans stayed in the stands, and in the video, Dillon appears to have visited the field during one of those weather delays. He greets fans before preparing for a Lambeau jump.
While reversing, a police officer grabs Dillon’s collar and yanks him backwards. Dillon points to the stands, seems to be explaining what he’s up to, and the officer then shoves him forward. Dillon and the cop both point to the stands, with the latter appearing to be telling the running back to go back into the stands. At this point, Dillon jumps back into the stands.
In both a comment on the Tik Tok video and a tweet sharing the video, Dillon commented, “Two security guards told me and helped me get onto the field during the 30 minute rain delay so I could get a Lambeau.” -Made jump and could hype the crowd…I suppose he overlooked her and told me to come down.”
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on Sunday evening, Dillon tweeted: “Just misunderstandings between parties, the @GBPolice are great people and I’m glad we have them down there for our games to protect us. Standing there in the pouring rain with all these people, it’s hard to know what’s going on. It’s all ok.”
In the original video, the poster read, “So there were two security guards literally helping, all AJ did was wave at the crowd and say hello to people.”
From what can be seen in the video, Dillon did not appear to be wearing a field pass. Players often have key cards that allow them access to areas of the field at all times.
The Packers will begin training camp Wednesday, and many players have returned to town early for the football game.