The Steelers caught a break early in their Divisional Round game against the Jaguars.
Steelers C Maurkice Pouncey shoved a ref and somehow got away with it
He’s lucky he wasn’t ejected for the action.
Center Maurkice Pouncey appears to shove an official after the Steelers fell short on a third-and-8 in the first quarter:
In that situation, players are typically ejected since they’re not supposed to be putting their hands on officials. Marshawn Lynch was ejected for the same thing earlier this season against Kansas City.
Much like Lynch, however, it appeared that Pouncey didn’t realize it was an official that he was about to put his hands on.
Even if it was acknowledged by officials, it wouldn’t be surprising if they were willing to let something like that go by in a big playoff game like this one. Though Pouncey’s looks a little more obvious than Lynch’s did.
Having Pouncey still in the game is big for Pittsburgh. He’s been a Pro Bowler six times in his seven-year career, and been a first-team All-Pro twice.
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