{"id":101670,"date":"2025-08-28T08:02:07","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/101670\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T08:02:07","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T08:02:07","slug":"former-nfl-player-arrested-after-fighting-sons-football-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/101670\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL player arrested after fighting son’s football coach"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to the WV Metro News<\/a>, former NFL long snapper and Winfield<\/a> High School assistant football coach Chris Massey has been charged with multiple misdemeanors following an altercation with one of his son\u2019s middle school coaches. <\/p>\n

Per the report, Massey approached Winfield Middle School assistant coach Seth Lewis, who is also a sheriff\u2019s deputy, in the school\u2019s parking lot last Thursday after Massey witnessed his son crying during a football practice. <\/p>\n

Massey, who was inducted into the Marshall<\/a> Sports Hall of Fame in 2015, allegedly became disruptive and was asked to leave school property but refused. Lewis, who was off duty at the time, went to his vehicle to retrieve handcuffs and call for backup. <\/p>\n

By the time other Putnam County deputies arrived on the scene, Massey was irate and allegedly told Lewis, \u201cI\u2019m not leaving.\u201d He allegedly got in Lewis\u2019 face and smacked the officer\u2019s handcuffs to the ground. Lewis responded by using pepper spray on Massey.<\/p>\n

Massey was eventually taken into custody and charged with four misdemeanors, which included obstructing an officer, battery, trespassing and disorderly conduct. <\/p>\n

Massey was a four-year starter at Marshall and was selected by the St. Louis Rams in the 7th round (243rd overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft.\u00a0The long snapper appeared in 141 games during his career, recording 31 total tackles, and two fumble recoveries.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Winfield Generals open up the 2025 West Virginia high school football season this Friday when they hit the road to face Lincoln County<\/a>. The Generals finished the 2024 season with a 4-6 record. <\/p>\n

For high school football fans looking to keep up with scores around the Mountain State, staying updated on the action is now easier than ever with the\u00a0Rivals High School Scoreboard<\/a>. This comprehensive resource provides real-time updates and final scores from across the state, ensuring you never miss a moment of the Friday night frenzy. From nail-biting finishes to dominant performances, the Rivals High School Scoreboard is your one-stop destination for tracking all the gridiron excitement across the country.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"According to the WV Metro News, former NFL long snapper and Winfield High School assistant football coach Chris…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":101671,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[559],"tags":[64,63,73870,593,85,73872,73871],"class_list":["post-101670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-lincoln-county-panthers-hamlin","tag-nfl","tag-sports","tag-winfield-generals-winfield","tag-wv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101670","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=101670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/101670\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/101671"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=101670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=101670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=101670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}