Redskins PR guy shoves reporter to shut down postgame interview with Dustin Hopkins

Jordan Greer

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Redskins kicker Dustin Hopkins probably didn't want to talk about his missed field goal attempt in overtime after his team ended up with a 27-27 tie against the Bengals on Sunday. But he was ready to step up and answer the questions on the field at Wembley Stadium — until a Washington spokesman shut the interview down faster than you can say, "Is Kirk Cousins elite?"

Following the game in London, a German TV reporter asked Hopkins what happened on the 34-yard kick that would have secured a win for the Bengals. Redskins senior vice president Tony Wyllie ran into the frame and pushed the reporter in the chest as though it was a kidnapping attempt.

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"NO! NO! NO! No interviews on the field!"

This isn't the first time Wyllie has aggressively stopped an interview with one of the team's players. In 2014, Wyllie pulled Redskins quarterback Colt McCoy away from a reporter and shouted "No means no!"

Maybe we should talk this out instead of shoving reporters out of the way?

Jordan Greer

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Jordan Greer has been with The Sporting News since 2015. He previously worked for the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. He is a graduate of Westminster College and Syracuse University.