Philadelphia Eagles games are many things. They are rarely normal.
The NFC leaders have been exceptional with fourth quarter comebacks and stunning turnarounds. They’ve seen Taylor Swift’s immediate family in the stands and countless tush pushes. Philly’s been the backdrop for 60-plus yard field goals to force overtime in rainy conditions and honest-to-god losses to Zach Wilson, football disaster.
But I don’t think anyone could have expected a tussle between a linebacker and the Eagles’ head of security, leading to dueling ejections. Here’s what happened after Dre Greenlaw suplexed DeVonta Smith on the Philly sideline. Team staffer Dom DiSandro, now headed toward local legend status, got in his personal space to de-escalate (or escalate, depending on your view) the situation.
And then this:
Dre Greenlaw swiped at an Eagles staffer, made contact and, yep, he's done for the day pic.twitter.com/oUOullylSf
— Christian D'Andrea (@TrainIsland) December 3, 2023
DiSandro put his hand on Greenlaw’s chest in order, it appears, to separate the San Francisco 49er star from Smith. Greenlaw took exception to this, attempted to point emphatically and swiped his hand right into DiSandro’s face. That led to a 15-yard penalty against the Niners and ejections for both the player and staffer midway through the third quarter of a crucial NFC showdown.
Needless to say, fans and analysts had thoughts.
YOU DONT MESS WITH DOM DISANDRO pic.twitter.com/uRYHdtgDFx
— Jeff McDevitt (@JeffMcDev) December 3, 2023
— Eagles Panamá (@eaglespanama) December 3, 2023
#FTTB boxing videos fail to inspire. Deebo kept his hands LOW. Greenlaw threw out a Diaz-style arm punch here. https://t.co/ajbMDcRDt0
— Nic Bodiford (@NicBodifordNFL) December 3, 2023
“The guys he knows” waiting for Dre Greenlaw after the game pic.twitter.com/xZetL6udqf
— Carmen Vitali (@CarmieV) December 3, 2023
me watching Fast Five: https://t.co/ZtYUKHkOJ3
— Adam Stites (@AdamStites_) December 3, 2023
every nfl team should employ one italian person to stand on the sideline and antagonize players on the other team with the hopes of getting them ejected
— Bill DiFilippo (@billdifilippo) December 3, 2023
Dom 🤌🤌🤌 pic.twitter.com/h06SQbrgGH
— Coach Dan Casey (@CoachDanCasey) December 3, 2023
Big Dom getting kicked out pic.twitter.com/1WxShQQq9n
— Patrick Schroeder (@Schrotime) December 3, 2023
Opposing coaches have no business putting hands on opposing players. Thats BS
— Khari Blasingame (@KhariBlasingame) December 3, 2023
"Jalen Hurts is admired and beloved here, but Dom DiSandro is a god in Philadelphia."
— Prince Grimes (@pgprincej) December 3, 2023
Dom and Greenlaw should meet in the tunnel
— Benjamin Solak (@BenjaminSolak) December 3, 2023
YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT WILL HAPPEN AT THE ECW ARENA
— Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) December 3, 2023
kick ass title ngl pic.twitter.com/anm06gG3Js
— John Shipley (@_John_Shipley) December 3, 2023
getting ejected for putting your hands on the other team’s head security guy up there with the dumbest reasons you could possibly be ejected for
— Kyle Neubeck (@KyleNeubeck) December 3, 2023
I'd give up my dumb useless head of security to take out the opposing team's starting linebacker. Net gain for hte Eagles.
— James Brady (@jamesbradyisme) December 3, 2023
