Cowboys pass rusher Donovan Ezeiruaku pulled from Saints scrimmage

OXNARD, CALIFORNIA - AUGUST 3: Donovan Ezeiruaku #6 of the Dallas Cowboys walks onto the field during training camp at River Ridge Playing Fields on August 3, 2026 in Oxnard, California. (Photo by Ric Tapia/Getty Images) | Getty Images

When you do something once it is a one-time thing (obviously). When you do something twice though... people start to notice.

Unfortunately for Dallas Cowboys pass rusher Donovan Ezeiruaku he falls into the latter category. Ezeiruaku was pulled from Tuesday's scrimmage against the New Orleans Saints for throwing a punch which is never a good look.

Donavon E tossed from practice for throwing a punch. Again

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- Clarence Hill Jr (@clarencehilljr) August 18, 2026

The thing about this type of thing for Donovan is... it is unfortunately now a tradition. EZ was pulled from the August 6th practice for getting in a physical altercation so this makes two strikes of that variety.

Cowboys head coach Brian Schottenheimer has stressed that the team needs to be more disciplined this season. Tuesday's scrimmage against the Saints featured a lot of physical activity going both ways so Donovan was hardly the only guilty party, but apparently he did something that someone in authority warranted an ejection.

It will be interesting to hear what Schotty has to say about this and the tussles against the Saints in general.