Damontae Kazee has been ejected from the Falcons’ Week 2 game against the Panthers after a helmet-to-helmet tackle on Cam Newton early in the second quarter. It’s a move that is difficult to defend in the moment and may result in the second year safety being suspended for at least one game, though that’s off in the future a bit.
If you didn’t see the play, here it is:
I think Kazee simply built up a head of steam too late in this play, and when Cam Newton started to slide, he failed to adjust.