49ers defensive lineman Kevin Givens is facing an assault charge arising from an alleged incident that took place in Baltimore on February 21, as Michael Williams of the San Francisco Chronicle writes.
According to an affidavit signed by the alleged victim, Hayden Bosley, Givens and Bosley were at a Sheraton hotel in Baltimore with several other friends. Bosley says that Givens became upset with the other members of the group, and ultimately the two men got into an altercation that culminated with Givens tackling Bosley, resulting in black eyes, scrapes, and four hours in the emergency room.
The details are a bit fuzzy, but court records indicate that a trial date is set for April 26. The 49ers have said that they are gathering facts and will continue to monitor the situation.
Givens, a 2019 UDFA out of Penn State, appeared in just one game in his rookie campaign after spending most of the year on the practice squad. But he played a much larger role last season, seeing time in 13 games (one start) while accumulating 19 tackles and a sack. He served as the primary backup to D.J. Jones, who recently re-signed with the 49ers and who offered some high praise for Givens.
“I look up to Kevin Givens,” Jones said. “Nobody’s talking about him, but they will be soon.”
As a recent UDFA who has yet to truly establish himself in the league, Givens can ill-afford a criminal charge of any kind. If the accusations have any veracity, his spot on the 49ers, and perhaps even his playing career, could be in jeopardy.
Sounds to me like someone bit off more than they can chew and became butthurt when his ass was handed to him
I think spending 4 hours in the ER is a little more than being ‘butthurt’ and because this happened in a public place (a hotel), this is probably the minimum that could have happened.
That said, would not be surprised if this just slowly goes away.
Maybe he wasn’t seen for four hours have you been to an emergency room in this country he probably got a band aid and a lolipop
A) fine, ‘Getting sent to the ER is a little more than being butthurt’. Is this better for you?
B) I have no idea what you’re even trying to say here. You think people are frivolously getting sent to the emergency room during COVID or something? Ridiculous.
4 hours in an ER during a covid year seems like the minimum time required
Have you been to an emergency room lately? 4 hours is a drop in the bucket.
Ball washer
Yes but how was his form on that tackle?
Lol.
well he did send a guy to the ER so probably pretty good.
Yes, because if Givens was a star then this would all go away?
Give the man his day and court and get all of the facts.
It’s not a domestic violence charge, and I’ve spent 4 hours just sitting in the er waiting room waiting to be seen before so it doesnt sound like there are any serious injuries. Even if convicted I doubt he’ll even see any jail time, probably just a fine and probation along with what ever suspension the league or team hands him
Thank god he didn’t hit a woman