The New York Giants will be without starting center Weston Richburg for the remainder of their game against the Washington Redskins.
At the end of a play — which fittingly centered around Odell Beckham Jr. and Josh Norman — Richburg shoved Norman.
See ya later. 👋@OBJ_3 stiff-arms @J_No24.
Spins by him.
And 🏃💨💨💨💨 #WASvsNYG https://t.co/0Tg8rCxUEn— NFL (@NFL) September 25, 2016
The center had committed a personal foul earlier in the game. It was his second such penalty of the game, resulting in an ejection.
Weston Richburg of @Giants becomes first player ejected under new rule re 2 unsportsmanlike conduct penalties
— Curt Menefee (@curtmenefee) September 25, 2016
It’s fitting that the first ejection under this new rule came on a play in which Norman and Beckham Jr. were the primary players.
The new rule was implemented in 2016 largely because of the repeated fights between the two in a 2015 game.