Social media detectives noticed something interesting about Los Angeles Rams star Byron Young after he sealed Thursday night’s game against the Minnesota Vikings with a sack on Sam Darnold.
The game-sealing safety did not come without controversy, however. As you can see in the replay below, Byron Young got away with a blatant facemask on Darnold even though a referee was right there in the end zone to see it:
HOW???? Refs miss this obvious face mask on Sam Darnold. #MINvsLAR pic.twitter.com/NtjzQgfIba
— Rate the Refs App (@Rate_the_Refs) October 25, 2024
The said social media detectives noticed something fishy: Byron Young’s reaction after the play shows that even he was expecting to be flagged for a facemask: