DAVIE, Fla. — Miami Dolphins safety Bobby McCain will be disciplined by the team for his verbal confrontations with fans rooting for the Buffalo Bills, including a 13-year-old boy.
Coach Brian Flores said he discussed the incidents with McCain on Monday, the day after it occurred as players took the field before the Dolphins’ 31-21 loss at Buffalo.
According to the Buffalo News, McCain threatened to spit on the boy’s face before the game after the boy shouted to McCain that he was “irrelevant.” Another 28-year-old fan, who said he defended the boy to McCain, told the News that McCain spit in his face after the game.
“I haven’t even said a word to him. He runs right up to me and spits in my face and then runs down the tunnel,” the fan, Dylan Wentland, told the newspaper. “I mean literally wound up, hocked and just spit right in my face while I’m standing there.”
The newspaper is reporting that the Erie County Sheriff’s Office plans to talk to the Bills and the NFL about the incident.
Flores wouldn’t say whether McCain will miss playing time as part of the disciplinary action.
The Bills declined to comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.