Jacksonville State punter facing assault charges for physically abusing his former long snapper

You cannot make this stuff up. I mean punters have been getting random drug tested in the NFL because they are punting the ball over 80 yards now. Well, this story is a wild one too. A punter and long snapper not getting along?

Jack Dawson, now a punter on the Jacksonville State University football team, faces three arrest warrants for assault and a federal lawsuit stemming from allegations that he verbally harassed and physically abused former teammate John Haynes during their time at Troy University in 2020.

Haynes is trying to have Dawson arrested for these crimes, and he has yet to be unserved.

According to the report, this happened when Dawson played for Troy University. That abuse, which Haynes said was the result of players’ perception that he was homosexual, “ranged from verbal harassment, which include[d] sexual statements and homophobic slurs, to molestation and violence, ultimately culminating with the forced sodomy of [John Haynes] with a pool cue.”

Jack Dawson is not the only individual implicated in Haynes’ alleged abuse and its aftermath. The federal lawsuit filed by Haynes lists Coaches Brian Blackmon, Jamaal Smith, and Dayne Brown as defendants.

Two of the coaches are still at Troy while one of the coaches is now at UCF.

Haynes 29-page lawsuit is mind blowing. It is very scary, and sad to be honest. Haynes claims many times that Dawson was exposing himself and putting his genitals on his face and head.

The worst part is where Haynes says Dawson sodomized him with a pool cue.

Dawson, Haynes said, had snuck up behind him and sodomized him with a pool cue. 

“John clutched at his backside,” the lawsuit claims. “Dawson and the other players in the lounge laughed at John’s pain.”

This is a very serious allegation. We obviously do not know the story, but we are just reporting what is out there. This is a serious situation and if true Dawson needs to be in jail.