Another Philadelphia Eagles game featured a testy sideline encounter.
A week after an Eagles security chief Dom DiSandro got ejected for his involvement in a scuffle, A.J. Brown had a tense encounter on the Seattle Seahawks bench,
Late in the third quarter of Monday night’s game, Brown found himself on Seattle’s sideline after trying to chase down an incomplete pass from Jalen Hurts. The wide receiver pushed Seahawks cornerback Michael Jackson while walking back on the field.
A Seahawks staffer then leaned his shoulder into Brown, who pushed the staffer and got into his face. Here’s a look at the interaction:
The Seahawks big Dom equivalent is a lot smaller… #PHIvsSEA pic.twitter.com/UlmsSXJl5H
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Eagles fans will likely demand the league discipline the Seattle staffer for making contact with Brown. After all, the NFL suspended DiSandro from Philadelphia’s bench for the rest of the regular season. He attended Monday night’s game at Lumen Field as a spectator.
Brown didn’t get penalized during the game, but he may still face a fine. That staffer can at least try to claim his nudge was unintentional, but Brown clearly retaliated with a shove.
The star wideout entered the Week 15 matchup with 90 catches for 1,258 yards and seven touchdowns. Brown exceeded 125 yards in six straight games earlier this season, but he tallied 319 yards in the ensuing five contests.
While the 26-year-old is having a quiet evening for his standards, he leads the Eagles with 56 receiving yards roughly midway through the fourth quarter. Philadelphia has taken a ground-heavy approach at Seattle, with Hurts scoring both touchdowns on the ground.
His second score, earned on a Tush Push, tied Cam Newton’s single-season record of 14 rushing touchdowns.
The Eagles are up 17-13 in a game they need to preserve sole possession of first place in the NFC East.