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Packers linebacker tackled fan because he was cold

Green Bay Packers' Brad Jones tackles a fan that ran on the field AP Photo/Morry Gash

(CBS) - The most memorable tackle in the epic Green Bay-Detroit game last Sunday won't go down on Brad Jones' stat sheet, but the Packer linebacker told reporters it was a play that had to be made. When a 15-year-old boy ran onto the field in the fourth quarter, Jones was the first person to bring him down. He could've said it was for security reasons, but as he admitted after the game, "Really, I was just cold."

It certainly looked cold during the game, with snow falling throughout the 45-41 contest. But that didn't keep Jones, or the teenager who police later said was "completely sober," from having a little fun.

"I think he was still laughing," Jones said. "I think I could still hear him."

Of course, the police didn't see it that way. The young man was handcuffed and charged with unlawful conduct at a public event. Police told the Appleton Post-Crescent that the teenager "is no longer welcome at Lambeau Field."

Check out video of the incident below.

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