Posted on 08/16/2025 2:49:23 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb will not be fined for his unsportsmanlike penalty in last week's preseason game against the Los Angeles Rams, a league official told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Lamb, who was not in uniform for the game, was run into by side judge Anthony Jeffries on a deep pass from Joe Milton III to Jonathan Mingo. The officials threw a pass interference penalty on the Rams on the play, but Lamb was in the white paint on the sideline reserved for the officials during the action.
Lamb was uninjured and was able to laugh it off with his teammates on the sideline. He practiced last week without any issue but is not expected to play Saturday night against the Baltimore Ravens either.
"I hope the guy's OK. They said he's OK, the official that he ran into, but we have to be better than that," Dallas coach Brian Schottenheimer said after the game. "CeeDee knows better. We know better."
Referee Alex Moore said in a pool report after the game that the play was a "rare occurrence."
"It's something that everybody is aware of, that white area is our area to work safely," Moore said.
Definitely racist...
“Listen, Betty, don’t start up with your white zone s___ again.”
Hahahahaha... The best compliment in sports. No matter what the story is in re to your team, always throw in something negative about the excellent team you hate. It’s called “wish we were you” syndrome.
It happened. I’m not making it up. So, make of it what you will.
Cee Dee. “I was standing there in the middle of a the street, when this A$$hole in a striped van blowing a whistle ran over my dumb azz. I jumped up to spike the ball but he musta stole it. Sheesh!” 🤓
With Jerry Jones and the Cowboys what do you expect.
The NFL has specific rules regarding who can be on or near the sideline during a game, primarily focused on safety and maintaining the flow of the game. Generally, only authorized personnel directly involved with the game or a specific function are allowed in these areas.
Here’s a breakdown of the restrictions:
The First Border is a 6-foot area separating the playing field from the sideline, where only game officials and the chain crew are permitted for safety reasons.
The Second Border is a solid yellow line 6 feet from the first border within the bench area, where only coaches and a limited number of ready-to-play substitution players are allowed.
He was in the area designated for officials and the chain crew and could have been fined as he was not doing game work and was just a fan they let into the sidelines. Team staff, media, and others with specific gameday roles are allowed on the sideline but must be aware of the action and avoid interfering with play or getting injured.
For enforcement teams have a “get-back coach” to ensure sideline adherence. Officials issue warnings for violations, with flagrant violations after two warnings potentially leading to an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
The League Office can also impose fines and suspensions.
It’s in the book. And it is in the NCAA and National Federation of High School rule books. He was just acting stupid.
wy69
These ‘pros’ should have been taught this basic rule in Jr High, if not Pee-Wee football.
It irks me to no end to see team members, including coaches, strutting in the white border called ‘The Sideline’. It’s way past time for officials to start throwing flags for these infractions.
Start penalizing the entire team and the team will start to police itself.
“Scientologyyyyyyyy ....!”
“Start penalizing the entire team and the team will start to police itself.”
That may or may not happen. First, you have to consider the teams and followers to be honest with the rules and wish to participate in the game displaying the sights they seem to think they can go beyond...because of who they are. And the owners, who actually make the rules, should expect their employees to work within the same rules for everyone. But stretching the rules is the way they make money so it leads to a feeling of invulnerability and the middle finger to the rules they seem to think they are above. Unfortunately that happens at all levels of sports that lead to the pros.
If you want to police it, you use the backup officials to police the sidelines and if someone breaks the rule, you flag the team. That goes on record. If that player does it again, suspend them for two games. That ought to get their attention. If the players are going to be coddled by the owners, then make the owners pay for the players sitting in at their personal living room watching with a beer. The average NFL player earns approximately $118,000 per game. And the big guys are far more expensive.
As an ex-official for NCAA and National Federation with contacts with NFL officials I worked with at my level, I talk to them about the changes being made annually, and it’s all about money.
wy69
Some hillarious memes came from that.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/cowher-almost-tackled-player-tomlin-stanky-leg-meme-takes-off/
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