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Breaking Down The Philly Fighter: Big Dom
Cullen Honohan
December 04, 2023
WHO IS THE PHILLY ASSAILANT: BIG DOM?
Who is this? The man on the Eagles sideline who got ejected a seriously punished by the NFL?
Well, this is Eagles security staffer Big Dom DiSandro and might be a new name to many NFL viewers, but the veteran has had a longstanding presence on Philadelphia’s sidelines.
Big Dom was ejected from Sunday’s 42-19 loss at Lincoln Financial Field following an interaction with San Francisco 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw that went wrong.
CHECK OUT THE WHOLE SCRUM HERE ⬇️
Dom could visibly be seen placing his hands on a player and according to the NFL, this is a very very big issue.
However, Big Dom is a fan favorite in Philly. His official title includes “senior adviser to the general manager.” He has worked for the Eagles since 1999 and “oversees all safety and security matters for players, coaches, and executives”.
Big Dom with Head Coach Nick Sirianni after the game.
Rarely do you see a team security officer get ejected — if anything, DiSandro might be the one to walk an ejected player down the tunnel — but he didn't hold back while going at it with Greenlaw.
Big Dom also sells merch of himself as a mob boss, which very very weird look for the team.
Big Dom merch which is available on his shop!
But what he did to Greenlaw is a huge issue. 49ers Head Coach Kyle Shannahan said “I tried my hardest not to lose my mind” and “I just can’t believe someone not involved in the football game can taunt our players like that and put their hands in our guy’s face. From what I was told, Dre did it back to him. He kind of mashed him in the face a little bit, so he got ejected.”
The league will likely take further action for DiSandro interjecting himself into a scrum.
Big Dom watching from afar after getting ejected Sunday Night.
A few high-level NFL executives with other teams have come out to predict that there will be a significant punishment imposed both on DiSandro and the Eagles by the league. The job of a team’s head of security does not include breaking up fights during a game.
Earlier this year, the NFL distributed a memo to all teams regarding fighting. Among other things, the memo says that “more significant accountability measures” might apply to teams whose players or non-players “join a fight already in progress.”
The league will likely make an example out of the two to make sure this doesn’t happen again.
And the 49ers are the team as a bystander you would least want to fight. They had been talking trash for months before this game, then Deebo Samuel showed up in black Air Force 1 cleats and beat up the Eagles for 60 minutes.
I’m gonna have to deem Big Dom as another case of Foul Play…