There were two bright spots for the Seahawks during their Thursday Night Football loss to the Cowboys. Geno Smith and the offense played better than they had in some time, and the whole team played aggressively and put up a fight, despite their now-three-game losing streak. While that last part was a good sign that the team is still scratching and clawing for a playoff spot, two Seahawks took the “fighting” aspect a little too far, according to the NFL.
Toward the end of the third quarter, with the Seahawks nursing an eight-point lead, Dak Prescott hit tight end Jake Ferguson for a 14-yard gain to get Dallas to the Seattle 6-yard line. After the play, that’s when the pushing and shovi Ferguson popped up and started signaling first down, right in the face of Quandre Diggs, who gave the TE a shove in the upper chest/head area. After teammates separated them, Jamal Adams kept after Ferguson, and after getting face-to-face, the veteran safety slapped the Cowboys player in the facemask.
On Saturday, Dec. 9, NFL Network insider Tom Pelissero tweeted that the NFL fined Adams and Diggs $10,927 each for unsportsmanlike conduct. Ferguson, who instigated the altercation and kept it going throughout, was fined as well, but only $5,812, likely because he didn’t throw a punch/shove/slap like the Seahawks’ defensive backs did.
