He was ejected from the Eagles game against the 49ers. Who is Dom DiSandro

Everything happened so quickly during the third quarter of the Philadelphia Eagles' 42-19 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.

And in that short span between DeVonta Smith catching a pass around the 49ers 25-yard line and the next Eagles play, Dom DiSandro, the Eagles' senior advisor to the general manager/chief security officer, was put in the blinding spotlight.

What happened between the Eagles, 49ers in the third quarter?

DiSandro and 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw were both ejected after an altercation on the sidelines. After Greenlaw picked up Smith and threw him to the ground to tackle him, the two players started jawing at each other. DiSandro got between the two players and put his hand on Greenlaw's left shoulder. Greenlaw responded swiping his hand toward DiSandro and grazing his face. Greenlaw and DiSandro were ejected.

"I just can't believe that someone not involved in a football game can taunt our players like that and put their hands in our guy's face," 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan said in his postgame press conference. "From what I was told Dre did it back to him and what I was told was that he kind of mashed him in the face a little so he got ejected."

Why were DiSandro and Greenlaw ejected?

After the game, NFL senior vice president for officiating Walt Anderson explained in a pool report why DiSandro and Greenlaw were ejected.

"The officials had a flag on the field for a personal foul by San Francisco No. 57 (Greenlaw), and then there was continuing action," Anderson said. "And so what Rule 19 allows us to do is provide assistance by looking at the video.

"And we saw video that showed that there was a staff person (DiSandro) that made contact with the player and that the player involved, No. 57, made contact with the staff member which warranted his disqualification. The non-player, he was contributing to that escalation."

Who is Dom DiSandro?

According to the Eagles' website, DiSandro is in his 25th season with the Philadelphia Eagles. He oversees all safety and security matters for players, coaches, and executives. He also directs security at the team's training complex, is responsible for security measures related to team travel and logistics and provides education on the NFL's personal conduct policy.

Will Dom DiSandro be disciplined by the NFL?

It's quite possible that DiSandro could face a stiff penalty for his sideline actions. While DiSandro oversees all safety and security matters, that does not include breaking up altercations between players on the field. That is the responsibility of the officials on the field.

According to Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk, "As one high-level executive with another team predicts to PFT, there will be a significant punishment imposed both on DiSandro and the Eagles by the league."

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