Doug FarrarStaff WriterWith 10:40 left in the first quarter of Sunday's game between the Washington Commanders and the Seattle Seahawks, Washington rookie cornerback Emmanuel Forbes was ejected from the game for this helmet-to-helmet hit on an incomplete pass from quarterback Geno Smith to receiver Tyler Lockett. https://twitter.com/thenishow/status/1723819415458697288Per the 2023 Official Playing Rules of the National Football League, there are multiple reasons for disqualification, and what Forbes did -- an incidental helmet-to-helmet hit -- does not rise to that level. Flagrant unnecessary roughness, which includes: a player of the receiving team who has gone out of bounds and blocks a kicking team player out of bounds during the kick. So, either the official on the field, or the crew in New York, had to decide that Forbes' hit to Lockett was flagrant and not incidental. Forbes appeared to be leading with his shoulder; how he was supposed to change his launch angle with that timing when Lockett flew into his "hit zone" is a mystery.

Source: Forbes November 12, 2023 22:15 UTC