The man accused of sucker punching Dallas Goedert in the face at a bar last month is officially fighting back in his assault case — pleading NOT GUILTY to the charges Friday, a court official tells 360aproko Sports.
30-year-old Kyle Hadala allegedly clocked the Philadelphia Eagles tight end during a bar brawl on June 19 in South Dakota … and the video of the incident did NOT look good for Hadala.
In the clip … you can see Hadala uncorks a right hand to Goedert’s temple, knocking him to the ground. Prosecutors eventually hit Hadala with two counts of simple assault over the incident.
But, a court official tells us Hadala’s attorney appeared in court for his client on Friday … issued not guilty pleas to both charges, and requested a trial date.
As we previously reported … Hadala claims he only got violent with the 25-year-old NFL player because he thought Goedert and his crew were threatening his friends and co-workers.
“They picked out my smaller colleague from the group, got in his face, and made very threatening remarks toward his personal well-being,” Hadala said.
“Then one of his crew told my other colleague, and I quote, ‘You’re just a fat f**king pussy. I’ll beat the s*** out of you.'”
Hadala says after those comments, Goedert put his hands on one of his friends … and that’s when Hadala says he jumped in with the right hand.
Hadala claims he was attacked by Dallas’ crew shortly after throwing the punch … and suffered multiple cuts and lacerations as a result.
Hadala is due back in court in September for another hearing in the case.
