The Indianapolis Colts wide receiver was ejected during the third quarter of the Colts’ Jan. 4 game at the Houston Texans.
Pierce was ejected after he caught a pass from Colts QB Riley Leonard in the back of the end zone line. Pierce landed out of bounds and the pass was ruled incomplete. However, Pierce got up and pleaded with the nearby official over what he believed was an apparent penalty on the play. Pierce inadvertently bumped into the official during the discussion and was immediately flagged.
The game officials ejected Pierce for contact with a referee.
Pierce’s disqualification ended a stellar day for the wideout. He had four catches for a season-best 132 and two touchdowns at the time of his exit.
Pierce did appear to apologize to the official following his ejection.