Claims extracted
19
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
5%
1 of 19 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
66/100
New York Post's corrections and
hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Chicago police are investigating an altercation between former Bears Super Bowl champion linebacker Otis Wilson and a male and female security guard at Soldier Field following the Bears’ win over the Jets, as Wilson and Monterrey Security have publicly spoken out about the incident for the first time.
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Wilson → investigate → time
The altercation occured over a dispute about Wilson being able to use an elevator after the game inside the stadium.
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Wilson → occur → stadium
Chicago PD told ESPN on Monday that it dispatched officers to Northwestern Memorial Hospital to do an incident report and police said there is an active investigation.
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police → tell → report
Both parties have said that they would cooperate with police and any other inquiry.
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they → say → police
The incident occured after Wilson attempted to board an elevator on suite level A at Soldier Field after the conclusion of the game.
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Wilson → occur → game
Monterrey Security, which is hired to do security for Bears games at the stadium, alleged that Wilson was not wearing credentials when he entered the elevator and a female security officer had “politely” told him to use a different elevator.
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officer → hire → elevator
The company described Wilson as having “forced his way onto the elevator” and claimed that the ex-NFLer had gotten physical and attacked the female security officer.
“He aggressively threw the female officer into a wall,” the company said in a statement to ESPN, “leaving a large hole in the wall.”
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company → describe → wall
Wilson provided a different narrative, claiming that when he and his wife had gotten on the elevator along with members of the media, they were “assaulted” and that his wife was “physically assaulted” after the security guard approached them.
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guard → provide → them
Members of the media witnessed part of the altercation, with ESPN providing an eyewitness account with one of their reporters there for it.
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ESPN → witness → it
The outlet reported that the elevator had been designated for media use only when Wilson and his wife were the last two on.
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Wilson → report → use
The female security guard had asked both people to leave because only working media were allowed to use the elevator at that point, with reporters trying to get down to the postgame media availability.
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reporters → ask → availability
The female security officer made several requests for him to get off the elevator and told him that it would not leave until he stepped off, which he reportedly replied, “OK then” but did not move.
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he → make → him
A second security officer, a male, stepped in to assist after the female officer who had gotten on to remove Tina Wilson, who walked off.
“The elevator doors shut for several seconds, while ESPN reporters heard the sound of a forceful impact behind the doors.
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reporters → step → doors
When the doors reopened on the same floor, ESPN reporters saw the female security officer on the ground next to the wall,” the outlet reported.
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outlet → reopen → wall
The female security officer was not identified, but Monterrey Security said that she is a 5-foot-4 off-duty law enforcement officer who has worked at the Bears’ home since 2024.
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who → identify → 2024
Both Wilson and the female officer both went to the hospital.
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Wilson → go → hospital
“No one, whether a former player, a season ticket holder, or a first-time visitor, should ever be subjected to this kind of treatment at a public venue,” Wilson told ESPN in a statement.
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Wilson → subject → statement
“A misunderstanding about access to an area should never escalate to physical violence, least of all against a woman who posed no threat to anyone.”
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who → escalate → anyone
He absolved the Bears organization of the incident reflecting on them and said that it reflected the “conduct” of those working for a “private contract” and called on that to be addressed.
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it → absolve → that
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