Jaguars linebacker Myles Jack will not be suspended for his role in an altercation duringSunday's lo s to theChiefs, according to .
Jack scuffled withChiefs receivers Sammy Watkins andDemarcus Robinson midway through the second quarter and was ejected.
This is what happened in the Alshon Jeffery Jersey endzone. Myles has been ejected.
Laurie Fitzpatrick (@LaurieFitzptrck)Jack complicated matters by losing his temper after learning he'd been ejected, and coaches had to escort him off the field.
MORE MYLES JACK freak-out after he was ejected. Coaches can barely contain him
Jason McIntyre (@jasonrmcintyre)Brandon Brooks Jersey NFL Media's Ian Rapoport noted that the NFL will review the incident "through the standard discipline proce s. That almost certainly means no expedited proce s and no suspension."
49ers linebacker Kwon Alexander, who was also ejected Sunday for delivering a head shot to former Seth Joyner Jersey Buccaneers teammateJameis Winston, will undergo the same proce s and faces no suspension.
After the game, Jack blamed Watkins for instigating the incident.
Its a crazy and physical sport Jalen Mills Jersey that we play and I just felt like that play was not a football play," ."I felt like it was a pa s play and the receiver (Watkins) did not run the route. I felt like he smashed right into me underneath my chin and tackled me and got up and said some words to me, so I kind of pushed him and I got attacked from the back. At that point I felt like we were not playing football Paul Worrilow Jersey anymore but that is no excuse for my actions.
"Looking back it was an idiotic move for me to do that because you do not get points for that. Im a captain now and the team just extended me so I have to do better for me and my team.
However, Jack, who signed afour-year, $57 millionextension earlier this month, apologized profusely for his behavior: First and foremost, I have to apologize to my team and the city of Jacksonville because that is not how we Miles Sanders Jersey conduct ourselves in any way I felt like I needed to Harold Carmichael Jersey defend myself from the altercation that was going on after the play. At the end of the day, I apologize for that and it will not happen again.
Tempers flared several times throughout the hard-fought game that saw several injuries. Jaguars quarterback Nick Foles suffered abrokenleftclavicle and is sidelined indefinitely. Chiefs receiver Tyreek Hill was taken to the hospital with a shoulder injury and will likely mi s time. And quarterback Patrick Mahomes left the game briefly with a sprained ankle Fletcher Cox Jersey .
The Chiefs won, 40-26, thanks in part to Watkins' huge day (nine catches for 198 yards and three touchdowns).
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