Terrible Decisions By NFL on Seahawks-Jaguars Game

The Seahawks-Jaguars game was a mess. Not just the game itself, but also at the end.

On the game on Sunday, just before the game, four players were flagged for personal fouls stemming from a fight that happened on the recent play while two of those players were ejected following the brawl.

This all started when the Jaguars got a first down to seal up the 30-24 win. After that, on that first down, the Seahawks' defensive back Michael Bennett and Jaguars running back Leonard Fournette were both handed unnecessary roughness calls for the scrum that happened following the kneel down. Sheldon Richardson, another Seahawks defensive player, was given the boot.

On the very next flag, Quinton Jefferson of the Seahawks was given the flag for unsportsmanlike conduct and was also ejected. As he was to head into the locker room, fans in the stands started throwing things at Jefferson. Jefferson immediately tried to rush into the stands and get physical with these people. Thankfully, the security staff managed to hold Jefferson back and left the stadium.

As for the four people, the Jaguars say that they will be contacting four individuals involved in that throwing of objects and will ban them from future games.

As for the NFL, they have released a statement saying that there will be no punishment for the players that were flagged and ejected in that scrum. Seriously?

Despite the loss, Seattle remains a game back of the Rams for possession of the NFC West, and they're tied with Atlanta for the sixth seed in the NFC. They didn't need all of this to happen at the end of the game but it just did.

Look, I do agree that not all of the players should've been suspended, but I felt like Quinton Jefferson should've gotten at least a one game suspension. AT LEAST a one game suspension. Have we learned nothing from the Malice at the Palace incident that happened back in 2005? When we confront the fans, no matter how much they hate certain people, we cannot fire back. We can't do that. That should be automatic and the league didn't make a good statement here. They made a terrible one by letting them all go off the hook. Fining is not letting people off the hook. They can pay the money. But in the very least, Jefferson needs to get one game.

What Jefferson displayed was terrible sportsmanship and it doesn't matter if you were thrown at. You can't retaliate. You have to be the bigger man and walk away, and Jefferson didn't do that. Ron Artest, when he was on the Pacers, didn't be the bigger man, and he got sent away for a bunch of games. I'm not saying Jefferson needs to earn a harsh penalty, because security did a fantastic job holding him back, but he needs to face the music of what happens when you try to go after fans.

I may be a Seahawks fan, but what I saw yesterday disappointed me. I couldn't believe the Seahawks players acted like that, and Jefferson, in particular. Fighting doesn't solve problems, fighting with fans is a definite no-go, and there needs to be punishment for that. The NFL has no excuse here, and they look bad after not sending a clearer message in this game.