WTAE in Pittsburgh:

An Oakland Raiders linebacker is under investigation by the Allegheny County Sheriff’s Office for allegedly taunting a police dog at Heinz Field.

The alleged incident happened Sunday in a tunnel at the stadium, where a sheriff’s deputy was working with the K-9 at the Steelers-Raiders game. The deputy has identified the player as Ray-Ray Armstrong.

The player allegedly lifted his shirt, pounded on his chest and began barking at the dog as he was heading toward the field for the game, according to officials with the sheriff’s department.

Chief Deputy Kevin Kraus was meeting Tuesday with a representative of the District Attorney’s Office regarding the possibility of charges being filed.

Taunting a police dog officer is a third-degree felony charge in Pennsylvania.

Few things:

  1. Never knew it was a felony to taunt a police dog. Huh.
  2. Not sure why you’d want to taunt any dog. There are only two possible outcomes if it doesn’t look at you and roll it eyes, thinking, “stupid human” (90% chance): A) They get freaked out, and why would you want to do that? Or, B) they bite your nuts off. Either way, you’re an asshole.
  3. I can almost get my head around why a lathered up NFL player would bark at a dog on his way to the field, but why lift the shirt? If he really wanted to torment little Bandit here all he would’ve had to do was peel back the velcro on his gloves, or mention something about going for a ride in the car even though he wasn’t going for a ride in the car and aww it’s OK wittle guy we’ll go for a ride soon oh yes we will oh yes we will!*
  4. Thank God the Raiders weren’t playing the Browns.

*No joke, my dog came in here while I was proofreading this out loud (and yes, exactly in the voice you imagine):

Did someone say ride in the car?

And now Ray-Ray has tormented two dogs this week.