Kyle Long is remorseful for his actions last week.
The Chicago Bears offensive guard had a fight with undrafted rookie Jalen Dalton in practice last Wednesday that got out of control really quickly.
Long was said to have taken off the rookie’s helmet, beat him with it, and then tossed it down the practice field. He was tossed from practice.
On Tuesday, Long finally spoke out about the incident and is apologizing for his actions, calling it “absolutely unacceptable.”
“A momentary lapse of judgment,” Long said, via Colleen Kane of the Chicago Tribune. “I cost myself a lot of personal equity. People don’t like to see stuff like that. It does not feel good to be the one that’s responsible for it. I’m trying to take ownership of it and move forward, and all I can do today is show up and be the man that I know that I am and stack those days together.”
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Long refused to go into detail as to what caused him to rip off Dalton’s helmet after Dalton blocked him on an interception return.
“We’re past it,” Bears coach Matt Nagy said. “Now it’s not about talking anymore. . . .It’s showing by your actions, whether that’s being a good football player or being a good person. I always tell my kids, ‘Don’t talk about it. Be about it.’ So it’s time to start being about it.”
