{"id":41629,"date":"2025-10-21T19:50:30","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:50:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=41629"},"modified":"2025-10-21T19:50:30","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:50:30","slug":"espn-mnf-commentators-praised-nfl-ref-for-his-unusual-actions-involving-seahawks-wr-jaxon-smith-njigba-that-unfolded-on-live-tv-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=41629","title":{"rendered":"ESPN \u2018MNF\u2019 Commentators Praised NFL Ref For His Unusual Actions Involving Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba That Unfolded On Live TV [VIDEO]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Jaxon Smith-Njigba had quite the night on\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/monday-night-football\/\">Monday Night Football<\/a>\u00a0against the\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/houston-texans\/\">Houston Texans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>However, there was one moment where it seemed like his life was truly in danger.<\/p>\n<p>Smith-Njigba, who ended up getting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/jaxon-smith-njigba-posterized-referee-td-celebration-mnf-video\/\">flagged for dunking the football during the game<\/a>, found himself in a dangerous situation on the Texans\u2019 sidelines after Derek Stingley Jr. intercepted a\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/sam-darnold\/\">Sam Darnold<\/a>\u00a0pass intended for AJ Barner with the Seahawks ahead, 27-12.<\/p>\n<p>Stingley stiff-armed Smith-Njigba as he ran out of bounds, causing his helmet to come off.<\/p>\n<p>The former Ohio State star responded by shoving Stingley in the back while they headed toward the benches. His teammates responded with shoves of their own. Texans linebacker Christian Harris even shoved Jaxon Smith-Njigba into the bench.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1980502842520842330&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fespn-mnf-commentators-praised-nfl-ref-actions-involving-jaxon-smith-njigba%2F&amp;sessionId=2ed7c7629760184a2ba686aa22a1a0736a3fe59b&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1980502842520842330\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>As he held his arms up to show that he was not a threat, former\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0defensive back and current official Nathan Jones jumped in and stood right in front of him to ensure that he would not be hurt by any possible punches.<\/p>\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=reddawg77089&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-1&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1980501128728248576&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.totalprosports.com%2Fnfl%2Fespn-mnf-commentators-praised-nfl-ref-actions-involving-jaxon-smith-njigba%2F&amp;sessionId=2ed7c7629760184a2ba686aa22a1a0736a3fe59b&amp;siteScreenName=totalprosports&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1980501128728248576\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\" data-content-name=\"Google News Follow Us\" data-track-content=\"\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group mai-link-exclude has-alt-background-color has-background has-light-background has-xs-padding-top has-xs-padding-bottom has-sm-padding-left has-sm-padding-right has-xl-margin-top has-xl-margin-bottom\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"follow-us-wrapper has-black-color has-text-color has-sm-font-size\">\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u201cNah. I told \u2019em I felt comfortable over there,\u201d<\/strong>\u00a0Smith-Njigba\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seahawks.com\/news\/jaxon-smith-njigba-shines-in-prime-time-as-seahawks-defeat-texans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said<\/a>\u00a0after the game about the incident.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-jaxon-smith-njigba-put-the-texans-defense-in-hell\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Jaxon Smith-Njigba Put The Texans\u2019 Defense In Hell<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2385604\" src=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_25066485_168416340_lowres-1024x682.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_25066485_168416340_lowres-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_25066485_168416340_lowres-595x397.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_25066485_168416340_lowres-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_25066485_168416340_lowres-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_25066485_168416340_lowres-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/USATSI_25066485_168416340_lowres-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Dec 26, 2024; Chicago, Illinois, USA; Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba (11) runs after a catch against the Chicago Bears during the third quarter at Soldier Field. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Bartel-Imagn Images<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Texans\u2019 sidelines wanted a piece of Jaxon Smith-Njigba, but it likely had more to do with how he was destroying them all night.<\/p>\n<p>Smith-Njigba scored a first-quarter touchdown, but his night was just getting started. Smith-Njigba entered the game against the Texans, leading the NFL in receiving yards.<\/p>\n<p>Though Seattle had four giveaways, Smith-Njigba was crucial to the team\u2019s victory over Houston in the final game of Week 7.<\/p>\n<p>Smith-Njigba caught eight passes for 123 yards with a TD. Texans all-pro cornerback Derek Stingley had a rough night trying to contain him.<\/p>\n<p>The Texans finished with just 254 total yards as CJ Stroud completed 23-of-49 for 229 yards with a touchdown and an interception. 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