The NFL has continued to stand its ground against Dom DiSandro, the Eagles’ head of security, after his sideline altercation with 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw.
The league upheld DiSandro’s sideline suspension for the remainder of the regular season, as well as his $100,000 fine, after the Eagles tried to appeal, the Associated Press reported Friday.
DiSandro reportedly met with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell during the appeal process, while the Eagles have reportedly paid the fine already.
He was suspended on Dec. 16, but DiSandro has been allowed to travel with the Eagles and perform other work duties away from the sideline.
At Monday Night Football’s matchup between the Eagles and Seahawks, DiSandro watched from a suite.
However, “Big Dom,” as the Eagles fans know him by, will be able to return to the field during the playoffs, and Philadelphia has already clinched its spot despite dropping the last three games and looking like a shell of the group that started 10-1.
DiSandro’s suspension stems from what was a wild scene at Lincoln Financial Field against one of the league’s best team.
In the third quarter, with San Francisco up 21-6, Greenlaw was called for an unnecessary roughness penalty after giving an extra hit on Eagles receiver DeVonta Smith and pushing him further out of bounds.
Quickly after, Greenlaw started jawing with Smith, which led DiSandro to step in between the two while putting his hands on the 49ers’ defender.
In retaliation, Greenlaw swatted at DiSandro, and his fist connected with DiSandro’s nose and upper lip.
After deliberation from the officials, both DiSandro and Greenlaw were ejected from San Francisco’s eventual 42-19 win, and both later apologized for the fight.
This sparked the NFL to issue a memo to all 32 teams, asking them to “please ensure that all members of your game-day staff understand that their role does not extend to being involved with game-day altercations and that they must refrain from such involvement.”
DiSandro joined the Eagles in 1999 and also serves as a senior adviser to general manager Howie Roseman.
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