Police escort Edinburg High football player from game for hitting referee

[@woobacksupremacy2462]

fun fact: this is the first time the bobcats have made it to the play offs in forever, and this kid, ruined the entire season for them.

[@kiah-vega]

www.krgv.com/news/edinburg-bobcat-football-player-faces-charges-after-a-physical-confrontation-with-a-referee/#:~:text=Edinburg%20High%20School%20Senior%20Emmanuel,Hidalgo%20County%20jail%20on%20Friday.

[@davidhuff4562]

I'm sure his buddies and school in general isn't pleased with him right now. He might've been a star athlete once, but now the "donkey backside" of the school.

[@loyevangelists]

@@kiah-vega so the district apologized to the ref but did this punk apologize to the ref? he needs to apologize face to face publicly. not just some written statement that someone else wrote for him, but a real apology

[@deadpanforlife8878]

Can’t force an apology, and if you could would it mean anything if the guy who needed to apologize did it reluctantly? Better to not expect anything from him anymore.

[@davidhuff4562]

@@deadpanforlife8878 : Little late for an apology when you assault and seriously injure someone. If he gave one it wouldn't likely be sincere unless his lawyer tells him to do one as a plea-bargain tool to impress the court for probation or a light prison sentence. This young guy is overdue to learn accountability for his behavior. It's a shame when an 18 year old goes to prison, but maybe that's the wake up call he needs.

[@yayarea6418]

Would’ve been nice to hear the ref say “ number 88 has been arrested and charged with assault “

[@veronicacastillo954]

He has. Was arrested and charged with assault the next day. And the district pulled them out of the playoffs.

[@wonka2671]

Agreed. It would've been a Savage moment

[@jesusxfreak2]

Well the poor ref had a shoulder injury and apparently concussion like symptoms so I think he was too busy for that

[@yarnboyjr3909]

Awl shut up with your imagination

[@GalaxyNexus1]

Duron was charged that same Friday with assault causing bodily injury and held on a $10,000 bond that was posted that evening.

[@kiddada3]

This kid just threw away everything. Playing career, the slightest chance at a scholarship... Everything

[@bbbustedflush]

As instructed by his attorney he will come out with an insincere it wasn't my fault apology and all will be forgiven.

[@crzylinks]

@@bbbustedflush - Bullshit! The punks football 'career' is over!

[@bbbustedflush]

@@crzylinks --The American public has the attention span of a gnat. A month from now all this will be forgotten and when the time comes, if he is good enough, the National Felon League will welcome him with open arms and a sign on bonus.

[@jrjr5343]

Loser never had a career to begin with lol

[@7474jd]

They'll have to keep an eye on him to make sure he doesn't do something psycho after getting suspended for the rest of the season. He shouldn't be allowed to suit up at all or play any other sports along. Not even including what charges he may face if a legal adult. Doubt anyone will be praising him for this and if they do then they're on the same level as him.

[@stevecarlson6462]

Zero impulse control. Not a hallmark of intelligence or good character. I hope this child was charged with assault.

[@wingrider1004]

His team was disqualified from the playoff...this was 2020...2 years later he was found asleep in his car with marijuana and a bag of cocaine and arrested again. He's toast.

[@30gsp]

What makes this worse is that he charged and attacked from behind, in a cowardly and despicable manner

[@issacchavarria6543]

Apparently the ref had concussion symptoms and an injured shoulder

[@issacchavarria6543]

He also got expelled and charged with assault

[@issacchavarria6543]

Apparently he did the powder drugs before the game

[@BobbyTucker]

@@issacchavarria6543 , Proof?

[@issacchavarria6543]

To which one

[@andan04]

Anybody with that kind of uncontrolled rage has no business playing football. It's fortunate that he didn't injure someone more seriously.

[@temikalomas]

Steroids

[@yougoodpaleballs2434]

Myles garrett

[@snavisTM]

Lolol you've never particupated in an organized sport in your life, I'll go out on a limb and say that.

[@forbsy2116]

LOL. It's exactly that uncontrolled rage football loves.

[@snavisTM]

@@forbsy2116 exactly what I was thinking, it's like saying the military doesn't want people capable of murder.

[@goatitisful]

This is aggravated assault. He should have been jailed, kicked out of school, and more

[@Tim.NavVet.EN2]

I believe he was sent to Prison, and the fact that the school let him play despite things like this happening in other Sports at the School got them banned for the rest of the year (maybe more for the football team). He cost ALL of his teammates any chance at college football scholarships!!!

[@BigE-f9m]

Maybe the referees need to start calling real fouls and not bullshit fails it’s time that the refs learn

[@marcusaurelius8621]

Does that justify the actions of the kid who practically killed the referee?​@@BigE-f9m

[@Eric-wt8wr]

That kid just lost his scholarship and likely more. Horrible decision

[@EffDinero8]

Are you kidding he's going to get MORE teams going for him,the NFL is going to see to it trust me thier loving him...

[@surfsnowgreen]

@@EffDinero8 Not a chance. Bye scholarship, bye potential career. If you think he's not going to be blackballed from any further athletics, you're dreaming. You think it'll be just "business as usual" after blindsiding a 50 year old ref full steam? Dream on. He's a high school kid, he hasn't done shit yet except demonstrate he's a moron with a clear anger problem.

[@edgewood99]

This lunatic has a scholarship? ROFL

[@edgewood99]

@@danyalson5 "beat him"? WHAT? He is an idiot,without a doubt...and not proven to be "deadly". Where are you getting these hyperboles?

[@whazzuphere]

@@EffDinero8 Uh...no, they won't. Those days are over. Look at how the NFL has suspended players for off the field conduct, including assault, in recent years. They don't want guys like this.

[@opalanuitchoutte3038]

That's one person who should never play on any sports team again. Too many get away with these behaviors

[@BC-ni3sk]

You're right and one more reason football should end. Great to have sports however football has been revered to many years and has allowed players to get away with poor behavior, rape, preferential treatment on and off the field. In the end football is nothing compared to life. Football and mis-management of funds for just that program (football) has clobbered Washington State University and caused teaching staff cuts within the university and will cripple it for years to come. Go football.

[@bendowdy4902]

They made a big deal out of nothing it happens all the time in sports I've seen it in basketball and soccer and the only thing was the player was suspended and these players are pros no court or charges I think this was blown out of proportion the ref wasn't even hit that hard ref was being a Queen about it

[@h1inc816]

In Texas, there’s God, Family and Football.

[@johnnyduran4019]

@@bendowdy4902 WTF are you taking about? This doesn't happen all the time. What are you 12? If you EVEN YELL at a ref during a pro game you can get fined, ejected, and worse. Even if you unintentionally hit a ref you can get ejected or penalized. ACTUALLY HIT a ref in pro sports you can get suspended for the season, or a lifetime ban.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

@King David Smith III So you think the military's going to help you? It's not easier...just saying. Maybe stay in school or a trade? Like plumber or something?

[@dafterite]

Blindsiding a non-player who isn't wearing pads is probably the only way this goon can make a tackle.

[@hamelton549]

...such comes from that certain demographic element. It's like a sucker punch.

[@INUAGAIN]

how dumb are you? he wasn't tryin to 'make a tackle', he plainly hit him with his body real hard, like lowering a shoulder...

[@Apple55330]

This guy needs to spend a week in jail and a lifetime ban from football.

[@HoldenNY22]

He needs to spend a few month or really Years in Jail. Defintely Years if the Referee was seriously injured. The REferee didn't look like he was a Spring Chicken anymore.

[@ladyfame1430]

Way more than a week!

[@djlp2212]

He was a star wrestler. He was banned from football and wrestling for life.

[@TayloroliviaGracieLana]

Well said

[@jamesdouthat3999]

​@@djlp2212did they take his steroids

[@oceangrown1992]

"Roughing the referee, defense number 88, fifteen year penalty, 1st and jail."

[@Jay-777-p4p]

Haha

[@zionflippin5902]

Good one! Lol! 😂😁

[@lucasblanton5203]

😂😂😂

[@easyenetwork2023]

Felonious assault.

[@Bongaboi151]

Timeout, on the court.

[@joepacheco7979]

WHERE ARE THEY NOW: "Emmanuel Duron, a former high school football player from Edinburg, Texas, has been arrested multiple times in recent years. In December 2020, Duron was ejected from a game after tackling a referee for unsportsmanlike conduct. In March 2022, Duron was arrested by the Edinburg Police Department after he was found with cocaine in his vehicle. In September 2023, Duron was charged with assault, a Class A misdemeanor, and booked into the Hidalgo County jail on a charge of manufacture or delivery of a substance, a first-degree felony. He remained in custody on a $60,000 bond."

[@guitarcomet5]

He needs to sell a lot of coke! Those civil court cases can get expensive.

[@laurakilmer8652]

He will never ever change. once a criminal, always a criminal.

[@frankzalar333]

Boy. If only he somebody in his life that could steer him in the right direction. Like a coach or a........never mind. 😁

[@davidcaves1872]

Go figure!

[@josephzepeda7608]

Surprise!

[@brianfiedler6927]

Can't hide from the camera. No respectable team would ever keep a player representing that kind of sportsmanship.

[@tentenchu8140]

Camera could have been an AI generated deepfake

[@emptiest]

U Michigan basketball has a spot for him.

[@jackfunk5765]

You dont watch much of the NBA i take it.

[@fmbbeachbum8163]

@@jackfunk5765 "you serious Clark"?

[@tystin_gaming]

It's cool how you can see inmates in the making during youth.

[@tacticalpause3767]

“Water sucks, it really really sucks.” “Gatorade.....Gatooooorrrraaaaadddeeee”

[@mh_a.d.]

Bobby boucher jr

[@englenn806]

@@mh_a.d. Adam Sandler

[@mh_a.d.]

@@englenn806 yeah adam sandler playing bobby boucher

[@AngusArtEntertainment]

There was certainly something wrong with HIS medulla oblongata! XD

[@clit_niblr0375]

Well, his momma says....

[@TheLanard]

The fact everyone cheered when he was ejected showed he was a menace even before he rammed the ref. I'm sure he'll get rammed in jail.

[@Cyberdactyl]

He's a future wife beater and A&B problem no doubt. His "star" image ended in five seconds. Back to an assistant supervisor position for grounds keep at the local interstate exit Mickey D.

[@ethan3949]

@@Cyberdactyl I don’t think any sane person would marry this guy

[@JDP2104]

@@ethan3949 hey, fucked up things happen

[@bradleymcwatters6058]

@@JDP2104 yea they do! And they make this thing called consequences and bans! Lmao he’s a bitch for the blindside hit! Point blank

[@westernkratom1694]

This guys huge. He’ll be the one doing the ramming in jail

[@AgentXPQ]

Apparently Duron’s statement said- “I’d like to say that I’m sorry for what happened to my coaches, my family and to the UIL,” It's worth noting, that it did not say- “I’d like to say that I’m sorry for WHAT I DID to my coaches, my family and to the UIL,”

[@exhaustguy]

And no apology to the referee he blindsided who went to the hospital.

[@BC-ni3sk]

If this is you, the player who hit the ref, sad. You could have seriously hurt the individual. Apologizing fixes nothing. You have an anger issue that will stay with you and probably mean you will be in trouble as an adult and be spending time in prison unless you get your act together. Frankly this is one reason among many I don' t watch football. Too many thugs.

[@BC-ni3sk]

Your not the guy after reading your post, I hope my comments get to the punk.

[@davidhuff4562]

He probably doesn't know how to say I'm sorry or have a sincere apology. His emotions & attitude are out of control & it has been said it wasn't his first such behavior. Needed someone to "kick his butt" when he was younger to set him straight.

[@drift318]

I love your channel

[@nolarocker8705]

That punk should be charged with assault.

[@bobtokarchic494]

That was a criminal assault! He should be prosecuted to ensure he learns how to control his temper. If he treats "authority" like that he has a major problem.

[@ThePoweroverwhelming]

Lol

[@BValt123]

He was charged

[@nickd5343]

Was he ever convicted? And if so, what was his punishment?

[@rickmedved8974]

@@nickd5343 hopefully life in prison with no chance of parole.

[@davidandrews3949]

​@@rickmedved8974so you expect life in prison for only hitting a ref? That's insanely stupid of you. Leave the f****** kid alone.

[@LearningFast]

If the Ref doesn't press charges then that is on him. You can't just sweep this under the rug. That kid will never learn unless the consequences are severe.

[@temikalomas]

The D.A. office will pick it up. Dude is done. He won't be able to attend school in that district.

[@coldinwisconsin2017]

if I were the ref, not only would I press charges; I'd seek restitution in a civil suit. The district and whatever athetic association controls that state will pay six figures to get this to go away.

[@paulhogans3192]

That's with regards to a civil complaint. The officers are required to arrest him for his criminal activity. The State is always the one one making a complaint in a criminal charge. The State does this independent of the so-called victim's participation.

[@djxeroic1436]

He'll also never learn if his life is completely destroyed by the DA for a stupid high school mistake.

[@sumbody694]

@@djxeroic1436 His life would be destroyed by himself in that situation, the DA did not force that kid to go assault a ref after getting removed from a game. That is 100% on the kid not the DA so don't expect anyone here to give a shit about your example.

[@timjackson6311]

Someone has never been told NO in his life🙄

[@marklahargoue3426]

He did graduate high school and received a full scholarship from the University of San Quentin Penitentiary for Young Boys

[@Charlie-Cat.]

You know what's terrible? The whole team he was playing on had to suffer the consequences and was ejected from the playoffs. They did nothing wrong, and they have him to thank for his foolishness. Like they say, "one bad apple spoils the bunch"

[@michaelbarnett2527]

I wouldn’t agree with that at all. Just arrest the player that did it.

[@TheRetirednavy92]

they need to give him the old soap in a sock tuneup.

[@evangreenberg1666]

@@michaelbarnett2527 unfortunately it’s about sending message. I don’t agree with it.

[@GSC1ark]

A team is only as strong as the weakest link just like a chain. Perhaps his team mates will learn to discipline their own.

[@Big_Bag_of_Pus]

No, you're wrong, that's not what's terrible. What's terrible is that the referee was attacked.

[@ninehammers]

This is straight-up criminal assault. The police should not have merely escorted him from the stadium. They should have escorted him to a jail cell. I have a feeling the kid's going to get to know the inside of a jail cell in his future.

[@QuattroZack1]

Going by other comments on this, he was arrested two years later on drug trafficking charges.

[@mrsmith1938]

Respect to the other team for protecting the referee

[@squirrelydan3]

And I have no respect for his teammate that was defending him. Teammate or not, I'm not defending him at that point. He's on his own.

[@havable]

@@squirrelydan3 It looked like the player and coaches on his team were holding him back. I didn't see anyone "protect" him from anything but himself.

[@sheldonshogrin6736]

If you watch the replay, one of the team coaches ran along with the player and didn't look like he was doing anything to stop his player from attacking the ref. That's very sad.

[@The_Bermuda_Nonagon]

Fun Fact: The player who allegedly assaulted the referee in this incident was arrested by the Edinburg P.D. in March of 2022 after being found asleep in his vehicle on a roadway. According to police the odor of marijuana in the vehicle lead to search where plastic bags containing 6 grams of cocaine were discovered. He was then charged with manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance, which is a second-degree felony in Texas carrying a potential prison sentence of 5-99 years and a fine of up to $10,000. The assault charge for the football incident was still ongoing at the time of his arrest.

[@rottingcorpse6565]

He's really earning that scholarship to Con College

[@RodCalidge]

Dafaq you mean "allegedly"? Unless you're blind I'm shaking my head. What else could you call that but assault. Ain't nothing alledged about it.

[@MikeyB9282]

​@@RodCalidge I was thinking the same thing

[@jasonkadela6204]

Shocking

[@stephenrufo1775]

Allegedly? Lol ok CNN

[@mopbrothers]

They should take his mugshot with his football helmet on, then post it in the High School Year Book.

[@lightningbolt99999]

Thank god we have the woman in the background screeching like Toad from Super Mario. No fight video is complete without it.

[@TheStapleGunKid]

According to a news story I just read, the entire Edinburg team was kicked out of the playoffs as a result of this. Man, just imagine how much that sucks for the team. Losing their entire postseason due to the actions of one player.

[@frankharris3159]

The coaches should have escorted him directly to the locker rooms as soon as the ejection was announced. This is the reason players are instructed to immediately leave the sidelines for hotheads like this fool. The coaches didn't do their job and now their entire team is booted from the playoffs in a game they won to move on to the next round.

[@TheStapleGunKid]

@@frankharris3159 Seems like he started running for the ref the moment his ejection was announced. Not much the coaches could have done to stop that.

[@gregpost3320]

This is on the coaches for letting that goof hang around. FAFO.

[@leslieaylett5375]

there is only ONE person at fault and that is the young thug . NOT the ref and NOT the coaches.

[@joesedlacek7552]

Coach’s deserve just as much blame as the stupid player . They had to know what a hot headed player he was. You can tell just by watching them in practice. These guys don’t like being hit and respond against their own team mates in practice, I’ve seen it at practices many times 😮

[@georgesanchez9971]

Sad to see this. As a coach, I have seen this unacceptable behavior become more frequent. Parents need to educate their children.

[@Rayman-cd8bd]

Coaches too

[@fredstriker2042]

3 generations of single Mothers....

[@pigs18]

Not just on the parents.

[@fredstriker2042]

@@pigs18 no, but almost always starts without a Father in the home.... statistics back this up

[@pigs18]

@@fredstriker2042 What the blue hell does that have to do with calling out a coach for deflecting all the blame to parents?

[@scooterfoust4361]

Off he goes to court-ordered anger management classes. Oh, and he's 18 so this one doesn't get wiped off his record.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

Yeah, that's as useless as t*ts on a bull, as gramps used to say...needs to get dropped for doping (I'll put money on that) and ABUSE counseling. Where they'll see right through his BS and call him on it.

[@trevandezz5959]

When your jaw is three times bigger than your brain and you have no emotional control, and can’t contemplate the future consequences of your actions:

[@jakesmith6233]

Congratulations dude you just made my pick for LOLCOW OF THE WEEK. That is embarrassing dude, there was no excuse for that.

[@lucasblanton5203]

Well he almost won UrinatingTrees's lolcow of the week.

[@utubepaul666]

If only he could hit the other team like that ..

[@YankeesLife]

If it werent for gregg williams.

[@YankeesLife]

Urinatingtree should also do lolcow of the month where the four lolcows of the week in that month are voted on and whoever has the highest percent gets lolcow of the month

[@mr.bhewjew3212]

I like how the other team was ready to defend the ref as if he were their QB 😂

[@martinc.720]

You mean as if he had just been assaulted?

[@Alexander_Grant]

@@martinc.720 lmao wasn't even that hard of a hit. Hard to call it more than a bump.

[@Austin.Kilgore]

@@Alexander_GrantThat “kid” is pretty big from what I remember (like 6+ feet and 230-240 lbs and fully padded up hitting an older man who’s without pads and had his back turned aka he had no clue he was getting hit till it happen, thus could tense up or anything. Plus hit literally knocked him up into the air, had both his feet up in the air too… where he then landed directly onto his back which could’ve cause either whiplash or his head to smack the turn, giving him a concussion. So please what tf are you on about???

[@Alexander_Grant]

@@Austin.Kilgore lmao, he's soft then, get a different job

[@Austin.Kilgore]

@@Alexander_Grant He’s a ref… are you 🧠☠️ my guy? You sure seem it.

[@jeffreyrusselljr7713]

If I did something like that when I was in high school they wouldnt have had to get the cop my dad would have beat my ass so bad. But that was a different time.

[@Jellisist]

Dad? What dad? Its 2020 America doesn't do dads.

[@davidhuff4562]

My dad and most dads I knew growing up would too. Different & better times then. Sounds as if your dad raised you to be respective. My parents never found out about the paddling I got in HS, so I'll never know how dad would've reacted, but imagine at 14 he wouldn't have objected as my being too old & maybe tan my butt, and don't mean seat of pants, again at home. Did your dad ever "tan your ass" in HS years?

[@easyenetwork2023]

Yeah, back then the guy would be thrown in jail and not given bail hardly. Or put in lockup until Monday morning no bail.

[@davidhuff4562]

@@easyenetwork2023 : Jail without immediate bail would've given him time to think and realize the situation & his consequences. He obviously needed anger management & discipline at a younger age.

[@eliteteamkiller319]

@@Jellisist Yeah. Instead they do moronic conspiracy theories thanks to the internet.

[@zacharycayer3234]

What colors do you see?

[@EarthSpirit.easyzdota]

On Friday, Duron, who was escorted from the stadium by police officers, was charged with Class A assault. He is being held in county jail on a $10,000 bond.

[@my3ds21051]

I'm gonna use this time to just state that being a referee at any level is a really tough job. Making right calls, and doing everything else all the time is almost impossible. The guy is doing his job, making the call he saw and gets hit for it. That is just pathetic and nasty.

[@BradTaylor-n8t]

It is a tough job and very few can do it right and it's wishful thinking that they can keep their personal feelings out of it. Just because you don't like a team doesn't mean you cheat them with bad calls.

[@juanitadudley4788]

I kept the score one year for a few high school football games. I was considered an official and had to wear the stripes. My first game, one of the other officials told me to take off the stripes right after the game and leave right away, because officials tend to catch a lot of crap. I think he said it was worse coming from the fans than the players. Not the most appreciated job.

[@LibertyFascism]

@@juanitadudley4788 , being a math teacher is even worse. You will get 100% of the blame for what can be 100% attributed to student laziness.

[@dougstitt1652]

taught by there parents who can't stay off there phones and teach there kids manners and such @@LibertyFascism .

[@itismej]

Proud high school memory right there! Maybe he can replay his actions from behind jail cell bars and see where his future might of been headed........

[@SatsuiEvilRyu]

His instagram account: emmanuelduron_1010

[@sebastienc.2257]

@@SatsuiEvilRyu I hope you’re not an adult giving out a child’s Instagrams page. He did what he did and he’ll be punished leave it at that.

[@BOHICA_]

No Al Bundy memories for him. Just his first night at the crossbar Hilton. Hopefully, it's the only time.

[@BOHICA_]

@@sebastienc.2257 The kid is 18 years old. Is he a child? If not, when? Old enough to assault someone?

[@SatsuiEvilRyu]

@@sebastienc.2257 what you gonna do about it? Absolutely nothing. Stop condoning what that piece of shit did. TF gtfo

[@truth6600]

No respect, no manners, the result.

[@moovieman693]

I hope he NEVER plays again. He doesn't deserve to. Period.

[@stevemanganiello9666]

Well, on the prison football team would be OK

[@kudjoeadkins-battle2502]

he is a young boy. he shouldn't be condemned for life

[@SheeeshSami]

Jerry Jones will sign him

[@SatsuiEvilRyu]

twitter.com/regulatorspod/status/1334694299208982528?s=21 His instagram account: emmanuelduron_1010

[@lr2127]

@@kudjoeadkins-battle2502 thats no excuse. Make stupid decisions and face the consequences.

[@DeusExAstra]

I hope the ref was ok. You can get seriously hurt being blindsided like that.

[@pigs18]

News reports state that he suffered a concussion.

[@Anonymous-lq2bs]

He’s dead RIP Ref

[@tavo6258]

This guy was recently found with cocaine while sleeping in his car. Some people never learn.

[@gardennovice7896]

2024 update: the offender avoided prison time and is ordered to do 1 year probation, pay fine, and keep a job. Literally he got away with seriously injuring an old man.

[@johnglover3274]

Little Junior 88 needs a hard lesson here. That was a serious punk move on his part.

[@FriedChorizo]

Charged with assault and team has to forfeit the game and the rest of the play offs

[@haileyhathorn6592]

He's a senior

[@minkymott]

Calling him a punk is an insult to punks.

[@sbinsdca]

@@haileyhathorn6592 the news said he was a junior

[@robertbailey4454]

@Buck Rogers Damn white kids.

[@nunyabiz4120]

Kid needs to lay off the roids. Hope the ref pressed charges.

[@richardwalker6004]

Me too he needs to learn a hard lesson for his own good . Like that is assault and if he had a chance to play college football it’s over .

[@Mo-yd8xc]

Sue the parent/s

[@terrenceharris-hughes4436]

@@Mo-yd8xc wouldn't the ref sue the school

[@Mo-yd8xc]

@@terrenceharris-hughes4436 most likely

[@JustJessee]

That was my first thought, test that kid when he gets arrested. Every article should list him as 'former' high-school football, wrestling, and soccer star cause this kid did the worst thing possible: fucked up spectacularly while being recorded.

[@dustinpaul8968]

I don’t know if he’s 18 but he better hope he’s not old enough to be charged as an adult .

[@jonsnow9796]

He could have just done the same thing during a ball snap and gotten away scott free

[@Nurse_Diesel]

This will follow him forever. Threw away everything for nothing but an immature tantrum.

[@rs232killer]

That he was subsequently busted for drug trafficking is probably worse.

[@bobshanery5152]

@@rs232killer So he keeping the stereotypes alive. Good on him. His father is probably disappointed but hes probably not around.

[@dionruffin3996]

Now who using stereotypes

[@DarthVader1977]

@@dionruffin3996 who's* using

[@DarthVader1977]

violent* tantrum.

[@DougMcDave]

I'm glad they caught this before he hurts others when he is bigger. Character matters more than talent!

[@Aaronepeace]

listen to the crowd at the hit, was that a in sync... "oh, sh!t" ?

[@cliffhill2495]

😂 😂 😂

[@Vietmexisexi]

🤣

[@Azhrei2000]

yep...

[@brianyarnell2262]

Yes sir heard it plain as day

[@donvandamnjohnsonlongfella1239]

Aaron Pierce I had plenty of self control as a teen and I played football too. That is no excuse for the way that kid acted. That idiot kid and many of his family members probably see jail and prison as their second home. Bet that's the same way his father treats his mother at home.

[@josephhradil86]

I hope charges were pressed against him.

[@ivanthompson9779]

He's probably can't read or write now he work at Walmart😂😂😂

[@dreimihai3518]

"Selling drugs on the street corner was always my dream since childhood" Duron

[@NoesisGlobalTV]

Why are you projecting yourself into him!

[@adverteasing]

"Police escort." How about police arrest?

[@miguelbarrera3956]

Did get arrested and charged

[@ramongonzalez1564]

@@miguelbarrera3956 www.nbcdfw.com/news/sports/hs-sports/texas-hs-football-player-who-blindsided-referee-faces-assault-charges-school-withdraws-from-playoffs/2496438/

[@bobbymonaghan6769]

He was charged with felony assault

[@mattmckinney9820]

think he was escorted out, should have been walked out in handcuffs

[@zionflippin5902]

For real real!

[@ScottDavis-sj1rp]

This is the result of never having been told "no" or had his head punched in when he disrespected someone.

[@savagemako17]

This entitled kid just sealed his fate for his lifetime. Can't believe the arrogance indicated by his actions after the hit. While running away, he keeps looking back and posturing like "Yeah, what are you going to do about it"? Dumbest move of your life kid. You won't be beating up on refs anymore.

[@paulskopic5844]

No, his community will insist that he is the victim.

[@fredstriker2042]

His Single Mother apparently already took care of that

[@johnxgalt8312]

Yeah, he looked like he wanted to beat up on the ref some more.

[@andresbarraza8369]

I love how only one of his teammates came to his side. Everybody else was like, “ummm, yeah he’s a terrible person. please take him away.”

[@CrateMayne]

"Duron was suspended for the remainder of the 2019-20 soccer season after a similar incident occurred during a match on the pitch last year against crosstown rival Edinburg Vela" Daaaaaaaaaaaaaamn

[@amys5715]

Waaaat? Sounds like he's been enabled.

[@makokx7063]

Wonder how many times he's going to be in and out of jail til he does something that gets him life.

[@Chuckclc]

@@makokx7063 Or takes his life. Sad.

[@moncorp1]

School and/or the school district better step in and ban this kid from all future sports or they're going to open themselves up for liability after the pattern this kid has shown.

[@satyricon65]

I'm sensing a pattern...

[@itree4]

What's even more messed up is that his team won the game. But, because of his actions, they were kicked out from the playoffs.

[@buckbuchanan4902]

What a despicable, low, cowardly act! Vicious attacks like that should carry a minimum 10 year prison sentence. He was what, 40 years younger and 100 pounds heavier, plus attacked him while the ref never saw him coming. I wouldn't care if it was a team-mate, my best friend or my son, if they did that they would lose all respect and I would support any legal action against them.

[@TheCityLightz]

I’m a manager at a fast food joint. This man applied to work here and looking up his name brought me here…

[@Mp25DIII]

Literally watching a kid go from Division I to Junior College Division III in a matter of seconds

[@satyricon65]

... If playing at all.

[@s1imeball]

@Jack Selman for life huh?

[@scratchpenny]

@Jack Selman yeah, you're only slightly better than this kid. What kind of nut job sends someone to prison for simple assault? Should he serve a month or two in jail - sure. But prison and lifetime house arrest? You must have a very sheltered life to think that's realistic.

[@justtosaythis2087]

@@scratchpenny I'd say hit him until he gets a concussion like the ref. Then ban him from football for life. Or all sports for that matter. Then give him a few months in jail with a year of probation upon release.

[@sbinsdca]

@@scratchpenny you sound like his dad

[@bunuel38]

Should never be allowed to play on a field again.

[@cheyenneedeus]

Fuck sports during pandemic. I hope it's worth to deal with permanently damaged lungs that will affect your some potential future. For just a football, basketball, volleyball?

[@storm8192]

@@cheyenneedeus permanently damaged lungs? I would think it's a bit early to be making claims like that. I mean it started in 2019 if I recall correctly. How would we know the long term effects this virus has on the human body?

[@LarryJones-c4m]

Ridiculous and inexcusable. I hope he was arrested for assault.

[@PetenSal]

When you let emotions override your common sense. The world is full of people like this.

[@merciless41582]

That was a punk bush league move by a sorry ass player. This guy doesn’t deserve to play on another football field at any level. Being frustrated is one thing, but when you blindside assault an official that is criminal. Imagine if a NFL player did this or even a college football player.

[@BradTaylor-n8t]

Well, lucky for you and the rest here he will never play again. He's not good enough for college ball, clearly.

[@twowordsmadeinamerica]

That is the definition of undisciplined. That's an assault. Kicked off team... get a job.

[@enginepy]

What an embarrassment to his parents his school and his team. Although his parents are probably part of the problem. Man, gen Z is the worst

[@jeffroLife]

I hope he isnt playing anymore because this is a few years old. And his apology was the biggest joke ever.

[@jpozenel]

Let's face it, he probably didn't have much of a future to begin with having that kind of attitude.

[@NoesisGlobalTV]

judgemental arent you! What else is he going to become since you know all!

[@phabiorules]

@@NoesisGlobalTV expelled.

[@easyenetwork2023]

@@NoesisGlobalTV Unless he goes to prison, he might not reform. Prison is still a way to reform if you stay off hard drugs.

[@guywebster8018]

The coaches reaction when he grabbed his player. I bet he said "kid, you just shit the bed son"

[@davidhuff4562]

Or said something like that. His unthought reaction dug him a deep hole.

[@Lehmann108]

You see the coach and another player running to catch him...............oh shiiiiiiiit!

[@robertperez2633]

He’ll need to be made an example of, otherwise we’ll be seeing more of this in the future.

[@braxtonbobo4004]

The player or the ref?

[@chc2650]

Stop putting hotheads on the football team because they were born big boned.

[@thejackrabbit877]

@Jon Jukoba you guys honestly sound like the kinda people who hear a my chemical romance song and tell the person listening to it to go to hell😂 yeah he did bad but dang you really just throwing shade on someone you don't really know.

[@aewtx]

@@thejackrabbit877 who cares if we know him or not. the video speaks for itself. are you really defending a thug who blindsided someone, because he was being ejected due to his behavior earlier in the game? kid's obviously got anger management issues. he brought this all on himself.

[@windsofmarchjourneyperrytr2823]

@@chc2650 Big boned? Um. That's steroids.

[@paulbarham8015]

That's the problem with people like him, they think they can do what ever they want with no consequences

[@deadpolymers3416]

This what happens when you don’t discipline your children when they’re young. They grow up thinking everything is okay and without consequences. Time outs aren’t discipline.

[@funkguylorz7315]

My dad would’ve beaten the ever loving shit out of me if I even THOUGHT about doing something like that. I feel awful for the athletes that have to suffer and possibly have their future football careers compromised because of this utter waste of space.

[@BradTaylor-n8t]

If your dad beat you then I feel really bad for you because my dad did actually beat us with his fists. Just wrong. However, none of these guys were getting a football career on any level so you can forget about that. When was the last guy from Edinburg offered a football scholarship anywhere on the planet? Uh, never.

[@youarepredictable]

World needs more dads like your dad.

[@BradTaylor-n8t]

@@youarepredictable We had them, but they put Adrian Peterson on the hot seat for spanking his kid. You can't do anything anymore.

[@weaselwolf8425]

There's 2 things my dad guaranteed as a kid and even now 1) never assault a woman 2) never attack another man in a cowardly manner Since this is option 2 yeah my soul would definitely be leaving my body multiple times if that ever happened, and that's if he heard about it while at work. Cowardice, especially as an athlete, is the penultimate sign of weakness and when demonstrated in children, is a failure of parenting or complete lack thereof

[@james_fisch]

the part that's ironic about this is that this kid probably was beaten and just used whatever his authority figures used on him to retaliate against the ref. but go on about how physical child abuse is the answer.

[@donpage4248]

Watching both versions of "The Longest Yard" as the pre game inspirational movie was a poor decision by this teams coaching staff.

[@MsBellasworld]

Lol...Burt Reynolds version...

[@briantravelman]

They also made a soccer version with Vinnie Jones and Jason Statham. LOL

[@christianfrench2588]

He was suspended from sports there and booked into jail for assault. When he was 20, he was arrested again after being found asleep in his car with cocaine. Seems like after this, the only thing he will ever be is more wasted taxpayer money

[@dbdmack]

Criminal charges and a permanent ban from all HS sports. If there is an injury, go after his parents.

[@fixituplarry]

How about his coaches?

[@BusterMcCheese]

Damn, wish you were his HS principal. Best comment I've seen on this.

[@dbdmack]

​@@fixituplarry The coaches should be the ones kicking him off the team, but not punished.

[@jush5187]

@@dbdmack any real coach would tell him to clear out and not come back. Too bad most hs coaches (save the head coach) are has been ex-high school players, "coaching" for free, just to relive their own playing days. It's actually pretty laughable to be around these clowns that pass off as coaches today.

[@guywebster8018]

@@jush5187 did you see his coach grab his head and said "look at me you just shit the bed kid."

[@sleuth2077]

This is what happens when your dad's not around and your mom ignores all your bad behavior and calls you a “good boy" all the time. Somethin tells me she didn't punish him for this either.

[@eliteteamkiller319]

He has both his parents. Stop with your fucking stereotypes. He's just a sociopath. If his parents had anything to do with it, it's probably the opposite, because violence against the child is usually what triggers a sociopath to become violent themselves. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYPUd6CParaZpa8

[@dotjai330]

@@eliteteamkiller319 nah!

[@Shepherdmom]

I seen his apology video, both parents were right there and looked pretty mad at him.

[@timengineman2nd714]

@@Shepherdmom Mad at him for loosing his scholarship, or mad at him for his actions?

[@BossDogChillin]

@@Shepherdmom I saw it too, if that was me my folks wouldn't be looking at the camera. They'd be staring my ass down during the whole apology.

[@lpbreeze1415]

I hope the ref recovers. Well everyone, the kid too because you don't want to lose your temper like that. One good thing about this is I think the players and staff from both sides really worked to cool things down. They clearly tried to prevent it from escalating and did a good job.

[@rdr2dgrv99]

Some decisions you can not undo. You can not apologize for this. His actions may have adverse effects on his entire life.

[@paulhogans3192]

I just like to know how the hell this guy wasn't arrested. The ref can choose whether or not to file a civil complaint. However, it's the responsibility of those officers to arrest him for this criminal act.

[@martimcshy]

Privilege and entitlement

[@GameFawx]

That kid literally just threw away his entire life in a matter of seconds. Forget his sporting career, forget any chances at anything. He's been charged and arrested (as he should be), his future is now capped at fastfood industry.

[@haciendadad]

You can tell that this kid was not brought up correctly and he was probably on a path of doing things like this and worst if he can't control his anger and actions and doesn't think twice about making poor decisions. He reflects on a lot of people in his neighborhood and nationality. I know he is young, but he needs to learn to control himself, he is not a toddler!

[@xmathmanx]

And that would be the racist interpretation 😁

[@haciendadad]

@@xmathmanx This applies to any race or skin color. Don't spin it to be the way you think! If I put the blame anywhere, I would put it on the parents.

[@xmathmanx]

@@haciendadad how to say it's black people without using the actual words

[@haciendadad]

@@xmathmanx say what you want, I grew up in a Barrio, dealing with gangs, getting into fights, taking drugs, stealing, living in a shack and a poor H.S. student, I had a 1.3 GPA but I moved on after HS and re-education myself in a Jr college, then moved to the next level and got an Electronic Engineering degree from one of the best engineering colleges on the West Coast, California Poly SLO, and later got a Masters Degree in Software Engineering. My mother was my influence, she taught English at the college level, my dad was born in Mexico and never made it to HS, but he had a strong work ethic and these genes are all I needed. Not everyone in my family did as well, so genes aren't a guarantee, it comes down to the person making their own decisions, and that is on you. I couldn't care less about color! My statement is based on my own experience.

[@dariussuite1605]

The football player doesn't look like he's black.

[@sjtom57]

That was just about the worst thing I ever saw on a football field. That punk should've been jailed.

[@-BarelyBreathing-]

Vontaze Burfict: “That’s my type of hit”

[@soaringeagle175]

AB wants to know your location.

[@deebest568]

JuJu to the rescue 😂

[@mauricejones3387]

This is not new in Texas Football. When you hold up athletes more than scholars then that makes people arrogant. The coaching staff is to blame IMO. As a coach I would have pushed him to ground not calmed him down. He was hurting the team. They seemed like they were just supporting a team mate who was in a fight instead of someone who did a criminal act on a defenseless person.

[@timengineman2nd714]

My coach would have tackled anyone of us if we did what this THUG did!! And then scream for the nearest cop to give him a set of cuffs!!! (And I'm D@mn sure that he would have been a witness against any of us who did this!)

[@BradTaylor-n8t]

It's not new, but it's happening in the southern areas of the state and committed by non talent. It doesn't happen by kids at Dallas SOC, or Duncanville, a player with an actual future

[@Connorispeary]

aaaaaand just like that he's been ejected from every future football and wrestling match for life. GG kid

[@aaronjacqsmiles4045]

All these years cant believe this kid ruined highschool athletics for this. I hope he learned a lesson and changed for the better.

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

Wonder if that was his parents screaming before the hit. This was a home game for Edinburg and the crowd was like, "oh sh!t!!!" as he bolted to the ref. Disgusting thing to watch.

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

@Professor Terguson I know its a joke but sadly this kid was suspended for the season last year too.

[@TheCartmaninc]

this boy is done stick a fork in your future, how fast god humbles us. now take a good look in the mirror.people look down on you now.

[@pro68ht]

I'm sure he'll grow up to be somebody's future cellmate.

[@1955dmb]

Or president of the US now that we are a nation of law breakers.

[@donausmus4281]

I refereed in this Rio Grande Valley Chapter for 25 years. I never saw this during that stint. The times, they are changing unfortunately.

[@flightallday]

How to ruin your entire life in 77 seconds by Emmanuel Duron

[@issacchavarria6543]

Brooo!!😂😂

[@EliBTR5.3]

Poor ref, dude could of been seriously hurt. 😕 Dude really messed up any chance of college ball if he had intentions of it or playing another down period.

[@hugorodriguez5361]

The ref did get hurt; he's got a fractured collarbone & concussion from the impact.

[@dgcohoon]

no sorrow for his future

[@vjohnso2]

he was the dpoy in his district apparently. Some unscrupulous program will take him.

[@jush5187]

I'm sure his daddy beat the fuck out of him once he got home. He was the family meal ticket!

[@jush5187]

@@vjohnso2 nah. that dude would have met some real men in college ball. This dude doesn't have what it takes from the mental side. He's gonna be working the grill at McDonald's for the rest of his life. Privileged little shit-sniffer.

[@jonmars9559]

Hard to imagine this kid ever becoming a fine, upstanding member of society. Gotta figure parenting played a role.

[@marcussmith3969]

Don't you mean, lack of parenting played a major role?

[@freeyomnd_619]

He showed great technique. The leverage and power was phenomenal. The ref is not a small person, but he was airborne for about a whole second. Yet this is not how to do it. Bad job kid💯