After Lattimore and Bucs quarterback Jameis Winston got into it near the sideline, Evans ran over and flattened Lattimore. That started a fight on the Bucs sideline, with Evans in Lattimore’s face on the ground.
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Evans was flagged for the hit, a 15-yard penalty. Winston, who was out of the game due to an injured shoulder, wasn’t penalized for taunting Lattimore. Winston aggravated a shoulder injury by when he was sacked earlier in the game.
It looked like Evans was ready to head to the locker room afterward … until he learned he wasn’t ejected.
Saints coach Sean Payton thought it warranted an ejection.
“If there’s not an ejection in that situation then I don’t know when there’s supposed to be an ejection,” Payton told reporters following the game.
Evans later apologized for the hit, calling it “unprofessional.”
