Cowboys O-lineman fined by NFL for viral but unflagged Eagles head slap

Second-year man Tyler Guyton had a mixed bag of a night on Thursday in Philadelphia.

On the one hand, he and the rest of the Cowboys offensive line allowed zero sacks of quarterback Dak Prescott in the 24-20 loss. On the other hand, though, PFF graded him out at 61st place- out of 64 offensive tackles leaguewide- after Week 1 action was complete.

The 2024 first-round draft pick did enjoy a somewhat viral moment for a play in which he gave a vicious head slap to Eagles linebacker Jalyx Hunt... but now it looks like that one swing will cost the 24-year-old a decent chunk of change.

The NFL has fined Guyton $12,172 for the play, calling it unsportsmanlike conduct. The incident did not draw a penalty flag on the field during the game, with some theorizing that Guyton's open hand as he swung his left arm likely made the move a failed shove block as opposed to a deliberate punch.

Tyler Guyton my goodness… pic.twitter.com/xA6OsHkK7P— Landon Holifield ✭ (@TheLandoShow) September 5, 2025

Guyton has said he did not intend to deliver a head shot on the play, but he was absolutely trying to bring violent physicality to his game Thursday night.

"You want to play as close to the edge as you can," he told reporters this week, "but don't go over it. Playing physical can mean anything, and it has a lot of different definitions and different things and ways that you play: run plays and pass plays and your hands and the way that you're finishing a block. There's just so many ways to be physical, and I guess that was just one of them."

Guyton will reportedly appeal the fine.

This marks the first disciplinary fine for Guyton in 16 game appearances since turning pro. The Oklahoma product was the Cowboys' most penalized player last season and the third-most flagged player in the NFL. Of the 18 total calls against him, 14 were accepted, with 100 yards stepped off on the offense as a result.

Guyton's 2024 infractions were for: holding (8), false start (5), illegal formation (3), illegal block above the waist (1), and ineligible downfield pass (1).

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