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Andrew Joseph

Robbie Anderson got sent to the locker room after a sideline tantrum and NFL fans couldn’t believe it

The Carolina Panthers fired head coach Matt Rhule this week and introduced Steve Wilks as interim head coach ahead of Sunday’s game against the Rams. Well, Wilks didn’t have to wait long to make his first dramatic move as interim head coach.

For months, it had been evident that wide receiver Robbie Anderson was unhappy in Carolina. He reacted publicly (and negatively) to the Panthers’ interest in Baker Mayfield, and the situation hadn’t improved as his targets have been down thus far in 2022. It’s gotten to the point where Anderson could be a trade candidate this season.

So, of course, the scene from Sunday’s game might actually speed up his departure from Carolina. Because, yeah, this cannot continue…

Cameras caught Anderson getting into an argument with wide receivers coach Joe Dailey. And later in the second half, Wilks had seen and heard enough from the disgruntled receiver.

He told Anderson to head to the locker room and stay there to the absolute dismay of Anderson.

You almost never see an NFL player get kicked off the field by his own team, which probably indicated how distracting Anderson’s sideline antics were for the rest of the team.

NFL fans also had thoughts on the dramatic sequence in Los Angeles.

This was how Twitter reacted

That’s one way to get out of Carolina, I guess.

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