Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Christian Roland-Wallace got himself tossed from Sunday’s matchup against the Los Angeles Chargers early in the fourth quarter for one wild reason: he threw a punch.
How It All Went Down
Man, you gotta see how this went down. Chargers running back Omarion Hampton had just picked up a quick 3 yards. Nothing crazy, right? But then, after the whistle, Chargers guard Alex Harkey shoved Roland-Wallace away from the pile. That’s a flag, no doubt about it. You can’t be doing that stuff after the play.
The Immediate Fallout on the Field
But instead of just walking away, Roland-Wallace turned right around and drilled Harkey with a closed-fist punch while Harkey was still on his knees! Two officials saw the whole thing go down, right there. No question about it, Roland-Wallace was immediately disqualified and ejected from the game. Harkey got hit with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for his shove, so we ended up with offsetting penalties on the play. Talk about an absolute mess. At the time of this meltdown, the Chargers were still trailing the Chiefs 19-6. This story just broke, and trust me, there’s gonna be a lot more to unpack here. Stay tuned.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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