A heated exchange during Sunday’s Cardinals-Seahawks game unexpectedly cost Arizona its starting left tackle after D.J. Humphries unintentionally made contact with an official.
Humphries was ejected from the contest early in the second quarter following an altercation with Seahawks linebacker Jordyn Brooks after a play. As the players exchanged words, Brooks took a swipe at Humphries’s helmet with down judge Brian Sakowski attempting to break up the scrum.
The veteran offensive lineman’s push inadvertently sent Brooks’s arm into Sakowski’s head, resulting in an unnecessary roughness penalty and the subsequent ejection.
