Ex-Paramus Catholic QB Says Assistant Coach Sucker Punched Him

PARAMUS, NJ — A former Paramus Catholic quarterback said he would file charges against assistant football coach Ed Tedesco Wednesday after he said Tedesco punched him unconscious during an altercation Tuesday.

Derick Suazo, a backup quarterback for the Paladins who had graduated in June, said that he and other former teammates went to see the team compete in a scrimmage against Barringer Tuesday when Tedesco hit him, the NorthJersey.com report states.

Suazo said in the report that Tedesco approached the group he was in; then Suazo asked Tedesco about his tattoos and Tedesco sucker punched him, knocking him unconscious.

"I didn't see it coming at all," Suazo said in the report.

Paramus Police Deputy Chief Robert Guidetti confirmed that officers responded to the school at about 5:20 p.m. on a report of a physical altercation. The victim complained of minor injuries and was taken to Hackensack University Medical Center, he said; detectives are still investigating the incident.

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