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Watch: Philadelphia Eagles' Head of Security punched, ejected from game

By Bruce Ewing | Last updated 12/3/23

One minute, Eagles Chief Security Officer, Dom DiSandro was being lauded by Fox announcers for his restaurant advice, the next he's eating a knuckle sandwich from a 49ers player.

Midway through the third quarter in Sunday’s 49ers-Eagles game, 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw gave Philadelphia wide receiver DeVonta Smith an out of bounds, WWE-style suplex on the Philadelphia sideline.

Eagles coaches were not amused. Pushing and shoving ensued, head coach Nick Sirianni had words with Greenlaw and then things got worse.

Dre Greenlaw was called for a personal foul after this interaction with Eagles security staffer Dom DiSandro. Both were ejected from the game.

FOX pic.twitter.com/bRBFyg9BQz
— ESPN (@espn) December 3, 2023

Greenlaw was justifiably ejected from the game, but most were surprised to see DiSandro removed from the sidelines as well. After all, it’s his job to keep Sirianni out of harm’s way. He never threw a punch and never entered the field of play.

On the bright side, not many security guards will ever get the publicity DiSandro received in what was easily the best game of the afternoon. He also received a standing ovation on a day when Philly fans didn’t have much to cheer for.

Eagles fans gave the team's chief security officer a standing ovation as he left the field pic.twitter.com/OpKDm2u128
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) December 3, 2023

DiSandro is a long-tenured, well-respected member of Philadelphia's staff and was recently honored by the Big Brothers Big Sisters organization. Hopefully things go better for the Eagles and DiSandro when they travel to face Dallas next week.

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