NFL stars Kamara and Lammons plead not guilty after Vegas hotel brawl


NFL stars Alvin Kamara and Chris Lammons have both pled not guilty to criminal charges after their alleged roles in the brutal beatdown of a man in a nightclub last year.

The pair both appeared in a Vegas courtroom on Wednesday at an arraignment hearing, with both saying very few words throughout the session.

The NFL pair, as well as two other men named Darrin Young and Percy Harris – the latter of which was identified in court as Kamara’s manager – pled not guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit battery (a misdemeanor) and battery resulting in substantial bodily harm (a felony).

A court date was set for July 31, which is typically during the NFL’s training camps, which Kamara and Lammons would have been expected to attend. 

The incident occurred inside The Cromwell Hotel and Casino in February 2022, just hours before the NFL’s Pro Bowl at Allegiant Stadium.

Alvin Kamara is pictured at an arraignment hearing in Las Vegas on Wednesday morning

Chris Lammons (pictured) was also in attendance and pled not guilty to criminal charges

The NFL players stood with their lawyers at the hearing, before a trial date was set for July 31

According to a lawsuit filed by the alleged victim, Darnell Greene, the fight occurred after he got into an argument with New Orleans Saints star Kamara over the use of an elevator outside the hotel’s Drai’s Nightclub.

In surveillance video acquired by , it is more clear what happened in the brawl in a hallway of the hotel shortly before 6.30am.

KLAS reported that the incident began when Kamara put his hand on the man’s chest to prevent him from getting into the elevator with the group and escalated when the man pushed away Kamara’s hand. 

In the clips – from two different angles – a group of people can be seen making their way down the corridor, with two men initially appearing to attack a third.More individuals follow the group, with a further two men joining in the beatdown.

After one particularly brutal punch, betmatik the alleged victim of the assault – Greene, of Houston, Texas – seemingly hits his head on the wall, before being pushed to the ground.

Shocking new footage has been released of the beatdown of a man at a Las Vegas nightclub

A second angle shows the alleged victim falling to the floor before being kicked by the group

One individual can then be seen repeatedly kicking him while on the floor. It is not immediately clear who is who in the clip.

Greene filed a in damages in October, and claims the beating left him with disfigurements and mental anguish. 

Neither Kamara nor Lammons have been punished by their NFL teams – the New Orleans Saints and Cincinnati Bengals respectively – since the incident, and both played regularly throughout the 2022 season. 

NFL stars Kamara (left) and Lammons (right) are being sued by a man they allegedly assaulted in Las Vegas last year, just hours before the Pro Bowl

Darnell Greene, from Texas, claims Kamara, Lammons & two others left him badly disfigured

Greene (seen before the assault) suffered a broken orbital lobe & other injuries in the attack

Kamara, 27, appeared in 15 games, including 13 starts, and ran for 897 yards and two touchdowns. 

He added 57 catches for 490 yards and two TDs.

Lammons played for the Chiefs in 2022 and was claimed on waivers by the Bengals before the AFC Championship Game. 

The 27-year-old played only 19 snaps on defense but was in the game on 75 percent of special teams plays. 

In 16 games, he forced a fumble and made seven tackles.