Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur dismissed the actions of rookie linebacker Quay Walker during Sunday night’s game against the Detroit Lions.
Walker was penalized in the fourth quarter after he apparently shoved a Lions staff member who was trying to tend running back D’Andre Swift. Walker was ejected from the game.
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Green Bay Packers linebacker Quay Walker runs off the field after being ejected during the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, January 8, 2023, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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«That’s unacceptable,» the Packers coach said, via Pro Football Talk. «I have a much higher standard for our players than doing dumb things like that. We have a guy sent off twice. I don’t think I’ve ever seen that in my career. We have to be much stronger mentally.
«Any time our guys commit personal fouls, I take it very personally because I think it’s always a reflection of myself and the standards that we set for these players. And we have to be better and we have to learn from that because that’s unacceptable.» .
Green Bay Packers linebacker Quay Walker, #7, celebrates during the first half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, January 8, 2023, in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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Detroit would take the lead with a touchdown later in the series.
Walker was previously ejected from a game between the Packers and Buffalo Bills earlier in the season. In that game, Walker pushed a Bills coach to the bench in the second quarter.
Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur speaks with linebacker Quay Walker, left, after Walker was ejected during the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions on Sunday, June 8. January 2023 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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Walker has had a great season with the Packers in his rookie year. Coming into the game against the Lions, he recorded 114 tackles with 1.5 sacks, five tackles for loss, four QB hits and one fumble recovery.