Bledsoe Says He Was On The Stage, But Denies Jumping Onto Woman

New England Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe admits he went onto the stage of the nightclub Paradise the evening a woman claims he and teammate Max Lane jumped into the crowd, severely injuring her neck.

But Bledsoe, responding to a lawsuit filed by Tameeka Messier, 23, denied he jumped onto the woman and challenged her to prove otherwise in court.

The filing, made on Christmas Eve, also said the alleged injuries or damages “were caused in whole or in part by the plaintiff’s own negligence, which was greater than any negligence of the defendant.”

In addition, Bledsoe argued that Messier “voluntarily assumed the risk of the accident.”

Messier said she was injured on Nov. 13 during a performance of the band Everclear. Messier said she was hurt when the 300-pound Lane and Bledsoe, who weighs 235, dove off the stage and into a “moshpit.”