In the first half of what has been an extremely physical and chippy game between the Steelers and Raiders, Richard Seymour was ejected for hitting Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger with an open-hand slap to the jaw following a Roethlisberger-to-Emmanuel Sanders touchdown pass, which gave the Steelers a 21-3 lead.
Following the touchdown, there was a scuffle near the line of scrimmage -- as there was after many plays in the first half -- and as Roethlisberger stepped in to the middle of it, Seymour hit him in the jaw area, knocking Roethlisberger to the ground.
Seymour was instantly ejected.
The Steelers were penalized eight times for 103 yards in the first half, including a borderline roughing the passer call on LaMarr Woodley. Given the way the NFL has attempted to protect players, especially the quarterbacks, this season from blows to the head, it should be interesting to see how the the league handles this incident. If a routine roughing the passer penalty results in a fine, what will be the result of a play that led to an ejection?
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