An Oakland Raiders football player is under investigation by the Allegheny County Sheriff's Office after it says he taunted a police dog before Sunday’s Steelers-Raiders game at Heinz Field.
The player lifted his shirt, beat his chest and barked at the dog before telling a female K-9 deputy to release the dog, Chief Deputy Kevin Kraus said.
The encounter happened in a corridor between the locker room and field, as the uniformed team was getting ready to take the field, he said.
Chief Deputy Kraus said the handler was not harassed, but rather that the player directed his attention to the police dog.