Shoutout to official Nate Jones on Monday night. At least that's what Jaxon Smith-Njigba should be saying.

In the Seattle Seahawks' 27-19 win over the Houston Texans, cornerback Derek Stingley Jr. was returning an interception when his stiff-arm of JSN knocked the receiver's helmet off. Smith-Njigba gave Stingley Jr. a shove into the Texans' bench area and was nailed in retribution and surrounded by Houston players.

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But in came official Nate Jones -- who happens to be a former NFL defensive back -- got right on Smith-Njigba and protected him. As the ESPN broadcast noted, that was a heck of a job there:

Well done, sir.

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Reporting by Charles Curtis, For The Win / For The Win

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