PITTSBURGH -- Carolina Panthers free safety Eric Reid was ejected in the third quarter of Thursday night's game for a hit on the Pittsburgh Steelers' Ben Roethlisberger as the quarterback was sliding at the end of a 17-yard scramble.
Reid lowered his head with Roethlisberger already well into his slide and then delivered shoulder-to-helmet contact to the six-time Pro Bowl selection.
Reid was ejected for unnecessary roughness for "forcible contact to the head and neck area of a sliding quarterback."
The play came with 1:03 left in the third quarter and the Steelers driving for a touchdown that would make it 45-14.