Kyle Hadala is the name of the Florida man accused of sucker punching Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert at a South Dakota bar last month.

He was charged with simple assault, released on a personal recognizance bond, and is not permitted to have any contact with Goedert.

Speaking with TMZ, Hadala claims Goedert and friends were harassing his group at a previous bar, which then spilled over into a second bar, where the incident took place.

From TMZ:

“They were extremely aggressive and disrespectful,” Hadala says.

The group moved to a new spot — the Zoo Bar — but Hadala says Goedert and his crew followed them with bad intentions. Very soon, according to Hadala, the situation escalated.

“They picked out my smaller colleague from the group, got in his face, and made very threatening remarks toward his personal well-being,” Hadala tells us.

“Then one of his crew told my other colleague, and I quote, ‘You’re just a fat f**king pussy. I’ll beat the s*** out of you.'”

Here’s the video again, which doesn’t show much leading up to the punch (NSFW language) –


https://twitter.com/SamStompy/status/1274755865002868739?s=20

Goedert does have his hand on the other guy, but it’s impossible to tell what was being said. Some of the original reports claimed that Goedert was trying to defuse the situation, but again, it’s a short clip with no audio.

Hadala said he “protected” his friend and then was jumped by 5 to 7 people who basically beat the crap out of him. He needed stitches and staples to close up some lacerations, which you can see in the header image, shared by TMZ. His initial court appearance is scheduled for July 10th.