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Arizona cardinals Chief coach Jonathan Gannon has drawn the attention of the NFLPA after he seemed to hit the Emari DeMercado corridor after his expensive loose ball in Sunday’s defeat against the Tennessee Titans, according to a report.
The NFL (NFLPA) players association told Pak Gazette Digital on Tuesday that he is investigating the viral dispute in the bench between Gannon and Demercado that took place during the last quarter after DeMercado dropped the ball before reaching the goal line for what would have been a 76 -yard touchdown. The NFLPA added that it has not initiated a formal investigation into Gannon.
The Cardinals Corridor, Emari Dércado, reacts on the bench after losing the ball in a touchdown race during the Tennessee Titans game, on Sunday, October 5, 2025, in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo AP/Ross D. Franklin)
The score would have given Arizona an advantage of 21 points at the end of the game, but instead the ball bounced out of the rear of the score area, which resulted in a touchback and a ball loss. The Titans He recovered from behind to win the game 22-21.
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Videos on social networks showed a tense interaction between Gannon and Demercado. Gannon seemed to hit demerged in the abdomen, although it was not entirely visible in the exchange captured during the transmission.
Gannon addressed the situation Monday, saying that “he didn’t feel very good” the next morning.
The Cardinals chief coach Jonathan Gannon pauses before answering a question during a press conference after the Tennessee Titans match on Sunday, October 5, 2025 in Glendale, Arizona. (PHOTO AP/RICK SCERI)
Jonathan Gannon de los Cardinals is broken in the corridor after a fumble error
“So at the team’s meeting I approached the subject, I apologized to Emari, I apologized to the team. I simply told them that I let the moment of what happened seized me.”
Sunday’s defeat marked the third consecutive defeat of the cardinals.
The chief coach of the cardinals, Jonathan Gannon, enters the field for the Tennessee Titans match, on Sunday, October 5, 2025, in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo AP/Ross D. Franklin)
“I try to be emotionally stable and quiet because my work is to solve problems during the game,” Gannon continued. “It’s not really about who I am, who I want to be, and I told the boys today. So it’s a mistake.”
