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The Philadelphia Eagles won’t have their head of security on the sidelines for their Sunday night matchup against the .
Dom DiSandro, known as “Big Dom” to many in the Philly community, will be allowed to travel to Dallas with the team but will not be on the sidelines against Philadelphia’s NFC East rival, according to ESPN.
A ref breaks up San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw’s altercation with Philadelphia Eagles staff member Dom DiSandro during the third quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. (Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports)
DiSandro’s absence from the sidelines stems from his altercation with San Francisco 49ers linebacker in Week 13.
DiSandro stepped in front of Greenlaw after the 49ers star linebacker suplexed out of bounds and was flagged for unnecessary roughness during the third quarter of San Francisco’s 42-19 win.
DiSandro got between Greenlaw and Smith before the appeared to make contact with DiSandro’s face.
Both Greenlaw and DiSandro were ejected from the game.
The NFL is to see if further discipline is warranted, according to ESPN.
Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Siriani and security head Dom DiSandro head to the locker room during the game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles on September 14, 2023, at Lincoln Financial Field, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Andy Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
A few days after the altercation, Greenlaw told reporters that he and DiSandro had apologized to each other through intermediaries.
“We just exchanged a formal apology just between me and [Niners general manager John Lynch] and some of the same people that we do know that in the building and stuff like that,” Greenlaw said, per ESPN. “He seemed like a genuine guy. Seemed like a guy that everybody loved in the building. So, I hate that, honestly. I really hate that it even escalated and went to that.”
San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan said he had no hard feelings toward DiSandro.
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw (57) has an altercation with Philadelphia Eagles staff member Dom DiSandro during the third quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. (Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports)
The Cowboys and Eagles kick off Sunday night at 8:20 p.m. ET.
Fox News’ Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.
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