Overview
- Witness Scott Kaplan said Leaf confronted Chao on Feb. 4 at Super Bowl Radio Row in a “very aggressive” exchange that included profanities.
- Chao told Kaplan & Crew he felt unthreatened, called it “words,” and said he will not report Leaf.
- In follow-up interviews, Leaf rejected any sit-down with Chao, called him “despicable” and a “quack,” and confirmed his “F you … F Ross Tucker” retort.
- Leaf tied his anger to Chao’s conduct surrounding Junior Seau’s 2012 death, while Chao countered that he helped the family secure NIH brain study.
- The clash revives a yearslong feud that began with a 2002 malpractice suit Leaf filed and dropped, alongside prior investigations and probation for Chao.