Falcons invite Braves manager to 'put on the pads' after his standout tackle during the team's brawl

The Atlanta Falcons discovered a caller linebacker imaginable connected Tuesday nighttime aft seeing Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss’s tackle during the team’s brawl.

In the bottommost of the 5th inning of the Braves’ 7-2 triumph implicit the Los Angeles Angels astatine Angel Stadium, Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler charged the mound aft helium took umbrage with a transportation adjacent his head.

Weiss charged retired of the dugout and was intent connected stopping Soler, who was continuing to pursuit his starting pitcher, Reynaldo López. The 62-year-old manager turned into a linebacker, dropping his enarthrosis and taking the 6-foot-3, 235-pound Soler to the crushed with a bully signifier tackle.

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Los Angeles Angels close fielder Jorge Soler spoke with the coaching unit aft a combat broke retired with Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López during the 5th inning astatine Angel Stadium successful Anaheim, California, connected April 7, 2026. (William Navarro/Imagn Images)

The Falcons took notice, posting a screenshot of Weiss’ tackle to X, captioning it, "Come enactment connected the pads, Skip."

Weiss said his extremity was to instrumentality Soler disconnected his feet earlier helium wounded someone.

"I emotion Soler. We were teammates here," Weiss said. "But that’s a large man, and truthful I conscionable felt I've gotta get him disconnected his feet due to the fact that he’s gonna wounded somebody. And truthful that was my instinct, conscionable to get successful determination and get Jorge disconnected his feet, yeah, due to the fact that helium was connected a warpath."

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Los Angeles Angels' Jorge Soler is tackled to the crushed by Atlanta Braves players arsenic a combat breaks retired during the 5th inning of a shot crippled successful Anaheim, Calif., connected April 7, 2026. (Ethan Swope/AP)

Weiss was acquainted with Soler earlier helium drove a enarthrosis into him, arsenic the 2 were teammates connected the Braves’ World Series-winning squad successful 2021. Weiss was an adjunct manager connected that squad portion Soler was named World Series MVP.

Even if Weiss does not extremity up putting connected the pads for the Falcons, the squad tin usage Weiss’ tackle arsenic bully teaching tape.

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A combat breaks retired during the 5th inning of a shot crippled betwixt the Los Angeles Angels and the Atlanta Braves successful Anaheim, Calif., connected April 7, 2026. (Ethan Swope/AP)

The Braves (7-5) and Angels (6-6) volition look to debar immoderate much chaos erstwhile they play the last crippled of their three-game bid connected Thursday astatine 4:07 p.m. ET.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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