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Dallas Cowboys defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku was ejected from their game with the New York Giants on Sunday afternoon after he got into an incident in the second half and ripped a Giants player’s helmet right off his head.
Things erupted early in the third quarter after Jaxson Dart hit Tyrone Tracy in the back of the end zone at MetLife Stadium for a 13-yard touchdown, which extended the Giants' lead in the regular season finale.
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It’s unclear exactly what started the altercation, but Ezeiruaku and Giants guard Greg Van Roten were at the center of it. Ezeiruaku held onto Van Roten’s facemask as others ran into the pile and eventually ripped it right off his head, which led to more flags being thrown.
Ezeiruaku was ejected from the contest after that, and Cowboys defensive tackle Quinnen Williams was hit with an unnecessary roughness penalty for his role. It looked like Van Roten was grabbing Sam Williams' facemask early on, too, but he was not penalized.
Once things had settled down, the Giants then went for the two-point conversion and succeeded after running back Devin Singletary found Darius Slayton for a short completion. That put the Giants up 24-10 at the time.
Ezeiruaku had one tackle in Sunday's game before he was ejected. He finished his rookie season with 40 total tackles and two sacks. The Cowboys selected the 22-year-old in the second round of the draft last spring out of Boston College.
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Both the Cowboys and the Giants entered Sunday's game, the final one of the regular season, having already been eliminated from playoff contention. The Giants, at 3-13, still had an outside chance at securing the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft in a few months, too. But a win over the Cowboys would hand that over to the Las Vegas Raiders.
This post will be updated with more information shortly.
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