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NASHVILLE, Tenn.-- Tennessee Titans left tackle Taylor Lewan was ejected from Sundays game for making contact with an official.The Titans were upset when Green Bay Packers nose tackle Letroy Guion jumped across the line and knocked quarterback Marcus Mariota on his back prior to the snap. In the ensuing scrum, Lewan swiped away?the hand of back judge Steve Freeman, drawing the flag and the ejection.I thought it was the right call. Taylor should not have been where he was. He should have been back in the huddle, coach Mike Mularkey said after the Titans 47-25 victory.Lewan has played very well for the Titans this season. On the Titans first play from scrimmage Sunday, he blocked a defensive lineman and safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix?to help spring?DeMarco Murray?for a 75-yard touchdown run.Ive said in the past, Id go to war with Marcus, Lewan said. Seeing your quarterback getting hit with nobody taking off [from the line] is a huge, unspoken no-no in the NFL. So I got in the guys face and someones hands were on my chest. And I didnt even know I did until the review, but I swiped his hands away and it happened to be the official, and that took me out of the game.Thats something that is not OK, but Ive said before Im going to fight for Marcus every chance I get, and that is something I will always do. ... Regardless of any situation, I need to be responsible for my actions.Lewan said he begged referee Jeff Triplette not to send him off the field for good. As he headed for the locker room after his ejection, Lewan held up his middle fingers while shouting at the officials and tossing a glove over his head and into the crowd. He said the locker room was a quiet place where he had a long time to digest what unfolded.Mariota said he appreciated Lewan defending him, but said the whole team can do better keeping its collective head in such moments.Lewan was replaced by Dennis Kelly, a tackle the Titans received in exchange for receiver Dorial Green-Beckham in a preseason trade.As the Titans walked off the field after the win, Lewan -- in flip-flops, shorts, a sweatshirt and a backward ball cap -- greeted some of his teammates at the corner of the field near the tunnel.Lewans ejection is the 11th disqualification of a player from a game this season. There hasnt been more than 13 players ejected in one season since at least 2001, the first year in which ESPN has collected data for its penalty database. Wholesale Custom Blue Jackets Shirts . -- Claudio Bieler hadnt scored since early September, and not from the run of play since mid-July. Seth Jones Jersey Large . Still, Brewers manager Ron Roenicke thought taking him out before the fifth inning was an unusual move. "Im looking up at the board and hes got two hits given up and one run, and Im taking him out after the fourth inning," Roenicke said. http://www.custombluejacketsjersey.com/ . -- Brandon Jennings made the most of his first game with the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. Custom Seth Jones Jersey . A knee to the thigh might have stung him the most, but his sixth straight double-double made up for the brief burst of pain. Custom Blue Jackets T-shirts . Argentina winger Ezequiel Lavezzi and France midfielder Blaise Matuidi scored, with star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic setting up both despite having a poor game by his high standards. Forward Eduardo gave Ajaccio the lead in the sixth minute after being set up by right winger Benjamin Andre, and the Corsican side looked comfortable in the first half, with the lively Johan Cavalli causing problems with his probing runs from midfield. CLEVELAND -- The NBA champion Cavaliers waived Dahntay Jones, the veteran reserve swingman who gave the team a spark in Game 6 of the NBA Finals.The team announced the move Saturday.The Cavs waived Jones because his $1.6 million salary would have become guaranteed Monday for the entire 2016-17 season, but sources told ESPNs Marc Stein that the possibility of a return exists if Jones clears waivers.?Jones, who was signed on the final day of the regular season, came off the bench in Game 6 and scored five straight points to slow a Golden State Warriors rally. He also drew a pair of fouls on Warriors forward Draymond Green.The Cavs brought in the 35-year-old Jones to give them depth and another perimeter defender. He had plenty of postseason experience befoore joining Cleveland, and he wound up making a significant, if small, contribution.ddddddddddddJones was suspended for Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals for his punch to Toronto Raptors center Bismack Biyombos groin in Game 3. He was also fined $80 for the punch. LeBron James told cleveland.coms Joe Vardon after that game that he would take care of Jones fine.Jones has averaged 5.4 points and 1.7 rebounds in 13 seasons. He began his career with Memphis in 2003 and has also played for Sacramento, Denver, Indiana, Dallas, Atlanta and the Los Angeles Clippers.Information from the Associated Press was used in this report. ' ' '