Kyler Gordon shocked by 15-yard penalty for taking off his damaged helmet

 

Bears protective back Kyler Gordon and Vikings wide beneficiary Brandon Powell had a fight during Monday night's down that saw Powell get Gordon's facemask and yank it with such power that it broke a portion of the clasps that connect the facemask to the head protector. In the event that anybody would have been hailed, it ought to have been Powell.

So envision Gordon's shock when the official reported a 15-yard punishment — not on Powell, but rather on Gordon, for eliminating his harmed cap.

Gordon said after the game that the authorities thought he had removed his cap to insult Powell, however in actuality he was unable to insult Powell since he was excessively occupied with attempting to free his facemask from Powell's hold.

"It's difficult to insult while you're pulling somebody's face down," Gordon said, through Courtney Cronin of ESPN.

Gordon held up his harmed protective cap to show the authorities why he took it off, and Bears lead trainer Matt Eberflus shouted to the arbitrator to attempt to inspire him to comprehend what occurred, yet without much of any result: The 15-yard punishment conflicted with the Bears, and Powell pulled off it.