Hageman ready to put meeting, scuffle in past

Hageman became outraged after he got into a fight on an extra point attempt in the first quarter.

“Just a little scuffle,” Hageman said. “Tempers were flaring. That’s pretty much what happened.”

Hageman has had time to think about what so enraged him.

“I felt like some of the players on the sideline weren’t apart of the scuffle so therefore they assumed what was going on,” Hageman said. “When you mix that with just emotion, people get misled. At the end of the day, it was just a miscommunication. We talked about it and we’ll just move on.”

Hageman said the team, which has dropped six straight, is frustrated.

“Obviously, we play this game to win,” Hageman said. “Who likes to lose? At the end of the day, it’s an emotional game. When everything is said and done, you just have to regroup and keep things moving.”

Hageman said he’s over the blowup.

“Yeah, this is my job,” Hageman said. “I’m here every day to work. I’m just focused on the next game. I’m focused on Jacksonville and I’ll keep moving forward.”

Hageman played for the Falcons coaching staff at the Senior Bowl in 2014. Cox took a liking to him and was part of the decision-making process to draft him in the second round of the 2014 draft.

Cox rode Hageman hard during his rookie season and has developed him to a solid-run stuffer. But Hageman didn’t like their relationship being characterized by Quinn as a “father-son” relationship.

“No, no,” Hageman said. “He’s got his own children. I’ve got my own children. It’s coach-and-player relationship. That’s how it’s got to be. He’s the coach and I’m the player. Father-and-son, I have my own kids. I have my own family.”