ESPN.com · Oct 10, 2016
NFL referees ejecting players at near-record pace in 2016
A regular analysis of strategy, decisions and calls that impacted the week of NFL play -- with help from ESPN senior analytics specialist Brian Burke among other resources.
Early in the third quarter Sunday at First Energy Stadium, Cleveland Browns quarterback Charlie Whitehurst -- yes, Whitehurst, long story, Browns, yada yada -- threw a 13-yard pass to receiver Terrelle Pryor. The play ended on the near sideline. As players huddled, they noticed a flag from the far side: New England Patriots cornerback Cyrus Jones had been called for unsportsmanlike conduct and was ejected.
