Tyler Guyton hilariously flops to sell Raiders penalty after taking hit to the face
Tyler Guyton is a left tackle for the Dallas Cowboys. We learned Monday night that he might have a career in acting once his football career is over.
Sometimes, you go to work hard to draw a flag. Guyton understands this, and he did just that in the second quarter of the Week 11 Monday Night Football game against the Las Vegas Raiders. Guyton and Raiders defensive end Malcolm Koonce were holding on to each other before Guyton pushed Koonce off of him. Koonce responded by taking a swipe at Guyton, who fell to the ground. Let’s just say Guyton didn’t exactly fall to the ground naturally.
Tyler Guyton with a legendary flop!pic.twitter.com/elmqsdNs5i
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Here’s the thing: it worked. Guyton committed the sell of the year and Koonce got penalized for it, an unnecessary roughness penalty which Dallas declined. Three plays later, the Cowboys stretched their lead to 24-6 courtesy of a 37-yard receiving touchdown by George Pickens. Dallas took a 24-9 lead into the locker room after Las Vegas ended the second quarter with a field goal.
Tyler Guyton working through growing pains
Guyton, the Cowboys’ 2024 first-round selection out of Oklahoma, has started nine games for the Cowboys this season. The 24-year-old has struggled, grading out 64th out of 76 offensive tackles, per
“I am confident he has the skills and the length to overcome, what, to overcome the pre-snap penalties,” Jones said on
“He is unique in his talent, unique in his feet, to have the length that he’s got. I think he is gonna be a top player for us.”
Shedeur Sanders Sends Strong Message to Browns Fans on Dillon Gabriel
The Cleveland Browns fans boomed with approval as quarterback Shedeur Sanders entered an NFL game for the first time in the second half of the team’s Week 11 contest against the Baltimore Ravens, but the rookie didn’t give them much to cheer about after that.
Sanders finished the day 4-of-16 passing for 47 yards and an interception. He also rushed for 16 yards, took two sacks and fumbled once, though Cleveland recovered. Reporters asked Sanders during the postgame about his performance and the fan’s reaction to both him finally getting in a game and fellow rookie Dillon Gabriel leaving due to a mandatory entrance into the league’s concussion protocol.
“When Dillon out there playing and all that, I appreciate the fans, I appreciate everybody. But I’m a good person overall, so I don’t really like him not feeling comfortable, confident when he get out there. So it puts everything in a tough spot, and it’s not helping the team,” Sanders said of fans’ previous booing of Gabriel during his struggles.
“So, that could be taken as, ‘OK, I’m being a distraction,’ even though I ain’t doing that, even though I’m not doing nothing,” Sanders continued. “But I’m thankful for the supporters, thankful for the fans, thankful for everybody out there that believes. And yeah, when I got out there, I definitely felt them, and I’m truly thankful for it. … Thankful seeing all them 12 jerseys out there, and it was a great feeling for that. But the feeling of losing, that ain’t nothing we going to get comfortable with on my watch, for sure.”
Shedeur Sanders Likely to Start Next Week Against Raiders
Gabriel remains in concussion protocol and while it’s possible doctors could clear him ahead of the team’s Week 12 matchup with the Las Vegas Raiders next weekend, it is likely that Sanders will get the first start of his career in the desert.
The Browns must practice this week as though Sanders is going to be the starter, as Gabriel’s status is uncertain. Because of that, the coaching staff is likely to tailor the game plan to Sanders’ strengths and finally afford him the first-team practice reps he’s been lacking since joining the franchise in the fifth round of April’s draft.
“Sanders is expected to start Sunday’s game vs. the Raiders in Las Vegas, and fourth-year pro Bailey Zappe will be the backup,” Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com reported Monday. “Sanders, who had his house broken into during Sunday’s 23-16 loss to the Ravens, will be the 42nd quarterback to start for the Browns since 1999, barring some unexpected occurrence.”
Dillon Gabriel Will Return to Starting Lineup When Healthy
However, head coach Kevin Stefanski was clear that Gabriel will get his starting job back from Sanders once he returns healthy.
Cleveland, now 2-8, was likely to insert Sanders into the starting lineup at some point late in the season to assess his abilities and the QB room as a whole before a 2026 draft, in which the team has two first-round picks. It is unclear if one and a half games will be enough information for the Browns where Sanders is concerned, should Gabriel return healthy following this weekend.
Suffice it to say, Cleveland’s upcoming game in Las Vegas is the most important of Sanders’ football career.
