"Prior to Chappell going down, a Texas A&M staff member can be seen on video standing near the 25-yard line signaling to Chappell and pointing to the ground. Chappell had no contact during the previous play and showed no signs of injury until he sat down and pointed to his right leg. Texas A&M was flagged and charged a timeout because Chappell presented as injured after the ball was spotted."
""As determined by the National Coordinator, the action by player, especially with the concurrent action by the coach in the team area, is a clear attempt to gain an unmerited advantage by stopping the game to be awarded an injury time out," the conference said in its release. "The action violates the spirit of the injury timeout and fair play and was conducted in a manner that appears to attempt to circumvent the NCAA's injury time out rule to avoid the team being charged a time out.""
Texas A&M became the first SEC football program fined $50,000 for violating the conference policy on players feigning injuries. The violation occurred in the fourth quarter of a 45-42 win at Arkansas when defensive back Tyreek Chappell sat down after the ball had been spotted. Video shows a Texas A&M staff member signaling to Chappell near the 25-yard line before he presented as injured; Chappell returned on the next Arkansas drive. The SEC issued a public reprimand to coach Mike Elko and warned of escalating fines for further violations.
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