Moss, a 14th-year veteran, drew the penalty after vehemently arguing referee Jeff Triplette’s call that reversed a Robert Griffin III touchdown, turning it instead to a touchback for the Giants at the end of the first half.
Moss joined Redskins Coach Jay Gruden on the field and gave Triplette an obscenity-laced tongue-lashing, which drew his unsportsmanlike conduct penalty. Moss continued arguing, pointing in the face of the referee, and then gave field judge Alex Kemp the same treatment, drawing the ejection.
Triplette’s explained the reasons for Moss’s punishment after the game.
“The player’s language and pointing at the official was unsportsmanlike,” Triplette said to a pool reporter. “Then a second act took place with another official. Language — very, very inappropriate language that was derogatory toward the official. That precipitated the disqualification.”
Moss expressed remorse over his actions after the game.
“It sucks, man,” he said. “I’ll do better next time in that situation, but I hope this team can learn something from that. . . . I was excited, man, and when I saw the call overturned — it only happens to us. It feels like every time we do something good, something bad comes out of it, and it’s only been happening to us. It’s been 10 years of this, so I just got carried away, and I let that get the best of me, and I know better.”
