Bobby Wagner trucks protestor carrying pink flare during Rams-49ers game

A protestor's evening met a violent end during "Monday Night Football."

With seconds remaining in the first half of Monday's game between the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers, a man ran onto the field at Levi's Stadium carrying a pink smoke flare. He ran across the the 30-yard line during a break in play toward the Rams sideline. This turned out to be a bad decision.

As yellow-clad security staffers struggled to keep up, a pair of Rams defenders saw their opportunity. The protestor turned up field when he reached the sideline in front of the Rams bench. Rams defensive end Takkarist McKinley took his shot. He chased the protestor directly into the path of All-Pro linebacker Bobby Wagner, who trucked him into the turf.

ESPN cameras caught a closer angle, much to the delight of Peyton and Eli Manning.

Security then escorted the ,an off the field. His fate from there wasn't immediately clear.

While more painful than he likely intended, the protestor likely got the attention he was seeking. A photo provided by KNBR shows the man wearing a shirt reading RighttoRescue.com, a site that states its cause as "raising awareness for whistleblowers facing prison time for exposing factory farm abuses."

Meanwhile, Direct Action Everywhere claimed responsibility for the stunt on social media. If this all sounds familiar, it's because it's not the group's first foray into the sports world.

The group made headlines in April when a protestor glued herself to the floor at a Minnesota Timberwolves game wearing a T-Shirt reading "Glen Taylor Roasts Animals Alive." Taylor is the outgoing Timberwolves owner who also owed a chicken farm that culled 5.3 million hens during a bird-flu outbreak. Days later, another fan chained herself to a basket during another Timberwolves home game.

The same group claimed credit for a two-person protest during the NFL's season-opening game between the Rams and Buffalo Bills at SoFi Stadium. Like on Monday, those fans ran across the field carrying pink smoke flares. Though they didn't meet the same violent end.