Bobo Brayton, the 81-year-old grandfather of Tyler Brayton, was shocked to hear the amount of the fine from his grandson. He was there to watch his grandson get kicked out for kneeing Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens.
Bobo Brayton was a baseball coach in Washington state for 33 years and drove five hours from Pullman, Washington, to watch the Raiders play the Seahawks. Bobo was accompanied by his wife and sister; although he and his family did not see the incident that led to Brayton’s ejection 1:54 before the end of the game.
Tyler Brayton is a 1998 graduate of Pasco High School and has been very apologetic for his behavior. He informed reporters that he felt he had let a lot of people down. He had embarrassed himself, his family, the Raiders and the entire NFL with his behavior.
Tyler Brayton went on to say that he had let his frustrations and emotions get the better of him and that his actions were inexcusable. He also apologized to Jerramy Stevens and the Seattle Seahawks. He was very sorry that his grandparents had to witness this incident.
However, Bobo Brayton felt that Tyler must have been pushed, otherwise he wouldn’t have done what he did. Bobo mentioned that he saw Jerramy Stevens laugh after the incident, so obviously the knee couldn’t have hurt too much!
The NFL fined Jerramy Stevens $15,000 for this incident.
Tyler Brayton is 6’6″ tall and weighs 280 pounds. He was an all-area defensive end and all-state tight end when he was at Pasco High School.
