Former Chicago Bears Super Bowl-champion linebacker Otis Wilson was involved in an altercation with a female and male security officer at Soldier Field on Sunday during a dispute about elevator usage at the conclusion of Chicago's game against the New York Jets.
In response to a question from ESPN about the incident with Wilson, Monterrey Security, the company contracted by Soldier Field on Bears game days, said that Wilson was not wearing credentials, and after a female officer "politely" directed him to use a different elevator bank, he "forced his way onto the elevator" and then became "physically combative and violently attacked" the female officer. "He aggressively threw the female officer into a wall," the statement said, "leaving a large hole in the wall."
In a statement to ESPN, Wilson said he and his wife entered an elevator with media personnel to leave Soldier Field and were both "assaulted by private security personnel."
"Before being able to identify myself as a former Chicago Bears player and attempt to explain why we were there," Wilson said in the statement, "a security guard approached us and the guard physically assaulted my wife."
Wilson said he was then also assaulted by the two security contractors and was then transported by ambulance to Northwestern Memorial Hospital for evaluation and released that night.
Per Monterrey Security, the female officer, a 5-foot-4 off-duty law enforcement officer who has worked at Soldier Field since 2024, was transported to a hospital for treatment of her injuries, "which include substantial bruising and injuries to her ribs and arms."
The Chicago Police Department confirmed to ESPN that officers responded to Northwestern Memorial Hospital to take a report for the incident that occurred at Soldier Field, and there is an active investigation.
Both Wilson and Monterrey Security said they will cooperate with law enforcement and any official review.
Multiple reporters, including from ESPN, witnessed the moments that preceded the altercation. Wilson, 69, and his wife, Tina, boarded an elevator on suite level A, near the press box. The elevator was intended for media use only and contained credentialed reporters when Wilson and his wife were the last to enter. A female security officer asked Wilson and his wife to leave the elevator because it was reserved for media use only. Wilson did not respond to her request. She asked him again to leave the elevator and then told him that the elevator would not be moving until he got off. Wilson said, "OK then" and did not move. A reporter on the elevator said, "Come on, we have a job to do."