Titans RB says Jaguars punter threatened him during scuffle: '[He] said he was going to kill me'

Things turned ugly during the Jacksonville Jaguars' 25-3 win over the Tennessee Titans in Week 13. Multiple scuffles occurred during the game, one of which included Jags quarterback Trevor Lawrence.

But that wasn't the most troubling fight to break out during the contest. In the fourth quarter, Titans running back Julius Chestnut claimed Jaguars punter Logan Cooke threatened to kill the Titans runner during that scuffle.

Chestnut's initial response read:

"I don't really know why the punter did that. Honestly, I was just trying to play hard, and he came up to me, said he was going to kill me, you know. So, I don't know what made him do that."

When pressed, Chestnut said Cooke may have been mad about an earlier play, in which Chestnut blocked Cooke. But the Titans running back said he never got an explanation from Cooke on why the punter was mad.

Chestnut later added, "That was surprising to me. I ain't never seen nothing like that before."

The feud between Cooke and Chestnut likely resulted from that block. With roughly 14 minutes to go, Chestnut blocked Cooke during a punt return. Cooke was briefly injured on the play and had to leave the game briefly to be evaluated for a concussion. He was cleared to return and punted on the team's next drive.

On this attempt, Chestnut was involved in another big block. After the play, Cooke found Chestnut and ran over to him, prompting an on-field scuffle. That's allegedly when Cooke threatened to kill Chestnut.

Cooke and Jaguars long snapper Ross Matiscik were both given unnecessary roughness penalties. Titans safety Mike Brown was also penalized and ejected from the contest.

Cooke has been with the Jaguars since 2018, when the team selected him in the seventh round of the NFL Draft.

It's unclear whether he'll face punishment following Chestnut's accusation.