When is a punch not a punch? Apparently, after the NFL takes a look upon further review.
Thursday Night Football viewers were confused as to why 49ers offensive lineman Trent Williams wasn’t ejected from Week 3’s matchup vs. the Giants after replays showed him punching New York’s A'Shawn Robinson in the face (or face mask, to be exact). Williams and Robinson instead drew offsetting unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.
Following San Francisco’s 30–12 victory, NFL senior vice president of officiating Walt Anderson talked to a pool reporter to comment on the incident and said Williams’s actions didn’t meet the level required for disqualification.
