sport news Animal rights activist slammed by Rams linebacker files a police report trends now The animal rights activist who invaded the field during Monday Night Football this week has filed a police report after being slammed to the ground by Rams linebacker Bobby Wagner, according to reports. The man - named by DailyMail.com as Alex Taylor of the group Direct Action Everywhere - went to the Santa Clara Police Department on Tuesday after the game, reports TMZ. It is claimed he filed a report for a 'blatant assault' by not just Wagner, but also a second Rams player who joined from the sidelines to take him down. The protest was designed to draw attention to the trial of two members of the group in Utah, where they are accused of stealing pigs. The game was temporarily stopped as Taylor, carrying a purple flare, ran on the field with security chasing behind him. Rams linebacker Bobby Wagner (right) made a massive hit on a fan who had invaded the field The animal rights activist in question has now filed a police report of his own, reports TMZ The security staff struggled to keep up with Taylor leaving Wagner and teammate Takkarist McKinley decided to take matters into their own hands. The pair had been stood on the sideline as they watched the spectator's great escape unfold. As he passed them, the Rams players darted out in an attempt to bring him down. McKinley came at Taylor from behind just as security had eventually caught up. He and the staff both made a move to catch the spectator but Wagner beat them to it. It is currently unclear whether the two Rams players will face any further action in the wake of the police report. As it stands, neither Wagner nor McKinley have been arrested nor charged with a crime, and the former stated after the game that he had 'safety in mind' when he made the decision to get involved. On Instagram, the group posted a photo of Allison Fluty and Alex Taylor showing their citations for entering the field of play. The latter reportedly then went to Santa Clara Police Department As it stands, Rams linebacker Wagner has not been arrested nor charged with a crime 'That's not making a play. That's just keeping it safe. You don't know what that fan got or what they're doing. He went on: 'You see it all the time, and we don't know what they're carrying in their pockets. It's whatever that little smoke stuff is, but that s*** could be dangerous.' The Super Bowl winner also said: 'One of the guys on the other side, it looked like he got hurt, and security looked like he was struggling, so I was frustrated, so I took it out on him.' Wagner said in a press conference on Wednesday that the incident was 'behind him'. The spectator had evaded security staff (left) and invaded the field with a red flare He added: 'Can't really focus on it. I'm more concerned about the security guard that was hurt trying to chase him and the people that was ... we don't know what that is and you just gotta do what you gotta do.' He reiterated he acted in the interest of safety as he insisted you never know what a person has in their pocket. 'You just never know,' he added. 'You never know, like, people run on the field for no reason sometimes and again, I'm pretty sure it's gonna keep happening, but you never know what that person got in they pocket, in they hands, whatever. Kind of like what I said after the game so, you know, there's consequences for your actions.' Rams head coach, Sean McVay, also spoke with the media Wednesday and he backed his players. Rams head coach, Sean McVay, backed Wagner , saying he knows where his intentions were McVay said: 'We all know where Bobby's intentions were, and I support Bobby Wagner. That's where I'm at with that. I don't think anybody would disagree.' While 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said of the incident: 'I saw Bobby Wagner take somebody out. That was kind of cool to see.' The clip was not shown on the main ESPN coverage but it did make an appearance on Manningcast and both Peyton and Eli Manning enjoyed the action. Peyton said: 'That's what we're talking about. Wagner, a veteran. Right, get him down, now get out and let these guys take over.' The incident came with 0:41 left on the clock in the second quarter as the Rams found themselves 6-14 down to the 49ers. All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility