During yesterday’s game between the Carolina Panthers and the Tampa Bay Bucs, Panthers kicker Graham Gano, was caught on video “shoving” a member of the Bethune-Cookman University marching band out of the way while he was trying to warm-up for the second half. The video below shows Gano, who was trying to get in a few practice kicks while trying to weave in and out of the Bethune-Cookman band’s halftime show.
David Newton of ESPN reports that Gano is sorry for the friendly push:
Gano said he politely asked the trombone player, who was gyrating his hips to the music, to move before giving what he described as a “friendly” shove. Just in case the musician didn’t take it that way, he plans to reach out to him.
“I was just having fun with it,” Gano said. “It was not like I tried to knock the guy out or anything. Hopefully, I can get a hold of the guy and just say I’m sorry.”