Alleged Witnesses In Michael Irvin Incident Recount Story, Back Hall of Famer

Michael Irvin was pulled from NFL Network’s Super Bowl protection after he was implicated of misbehavior by a lady in a hotel lobby, and now 2 alleged witnesses are pertaining to the Hall of Famer’s defense.

TMZ Sports spoke with Phil Watkins, a guy from Australia, in Arizona on Thursday, who states he viewed and listened to the interaction in between 56-year-old Irvin and his alleged accuser, an interaction he referred to as “positive” and “friendly”.

Watkins states he was socializing with his pals, taking pictures with the Hall of Famer outside the hotel where Michael was remaining. As they strolled within, the witness states Irvin was approached by a lady as he was attempting to go to the elevator.

Sources near Irvin state this is the lady who made the claims versus him.

We asked Watkins to explain what he saw.

“It was a positive, friendly conversation. They had a brief interaction, it was 30, 40 seconds, he kept his distance at all times, stood about a meter away from her, they ended with a handshake and he literally turned around and went to the lift.”

We doubled down, asking if there was anything that might’ve been analyzed as being inappropriate.

“Not at all. Not at all. There was a little bit of laughter. Obviously a jovial conversation. Nothing untoward for me to actually take notice of what was going on,” Watkins stated.

We likewise spoke to a 2nd alleged witness, Bryn Davis from Philadelphia, who echoed Watkins’ story.

“We walked back to go into the bar, [Irvin] went straight to go to his hotel room, and I guess somebody that worked there, I don’t know if it was a waitress or a bartender I guess came up and said, ‘Hey Michael Irvin.’ And he said, ‘Oh, nice to meet you, I’m Michael’ and shook her hand.”

“The crazy part was it was like a 30-second interaction. It could’ve been a minute. I didn’t really think much of it ’cause it was just a fan kind of thing.”

Davis offered our photog with the picture he took with his pals and Irvin.

Later in the week, Davis states he remained in shock when he checked out Michael had actually been implicated of misbehavior since they’d simply taken a picture together. But, then he states he recognized he’d experienced the alleged incident and was surprised.

“I woke up I guess this morning and saw this thing that said, ‘Michael Irvin [misconduct]’, and I was like, God, I just took a picture with that guy, I can’t believe it.’ and then I read it and it was from the night I was there and I was like, this is baffling, cause I saw it and I never witnessed something like that happen before.”

Asked to explain the interaction once again, Davis duplicated … “It was about a 30-second interaction that was jovial, like a fan interaction, and she went back to work.”

We asked Davis if anything he saw would describe Irvin being booted from NFLN.

“That’s why this morning I felt sick when I saw it because it’s the first time I was ever, firsthand experience where something like that happened that was just fabricated. It was a totally normal conversation.”

“And the bar was relatively packed. It was a quick conversation in a crowded area. He went on his way and I never thought about it again.”

Davis likewise described why he’s chosen to speak up.

“I’ll say this, man. I’m from Philadelphia. I grew up and Michael was our enemy. But he’s a super, super, super nice guy, and that’s why I felt like I needed to say something only because he’s a good dude and to have that happen and have your livelihood or career taken is crazy. It’s not fair so it was worth coming out and saying something.”

As for the specifics of the accusations, essentially absolutely nothing is learnt about what the lady states occurred.

We broke the story on Thursday … Irvin is seeking $100 million from the Renaissance, implicating the hotel of “railroading” him in an effort to unjustly cancel him.

Michael briefly spoke on the radio previously in the week and stated he was “totally perplexed” by the circumstance.

We connected to the cops to ask if an examination had actually been released … and they referred us to the NFL.