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NextImg:Jonathan Gannon reveals the bizarre emotional lesson he learned from Michael Vick’s arrest

Jonathan Gannon’s emotions are still making headlines.

The Cardinals coach, two weeks after his sideline blow-up with running back Emari Demercado, provided a very … interesting answer to when he learned to take his emotions out of coaching.

“2007, when our quarterback went to jail,” a straight-laced Gannon said, met with silence before the press conference was concluded.

Head coach Jonathan Gannon of the Arizona Cardinals looks on against the Indianapolis Colts before the game at Lucas Oil Stadium on October 12, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Getty Images

That 2007 season was Gannon’s first year as an NFL coach, when he was a defensive assistant for the Falcons. That year, Atlanta’s star quarterback, Michael Vick, was arrested for his involvement in a dogfighting ring that sent him to federal prison for nearly two years.

While the Cardinals aren’t dealing with anything close to that nature this year, Arizona is off to a mediocre 2-4 start, after quarterback Kyler Murray missed Sunday’s loss to the Colts with a foot sprain, and wideout Marvin Harrison Jr. suffered a concussion in the defeat.

Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick (7) on sidelines during game vs Carolina Panthers, Charlotte, NC 9/10/2006
Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Vick (7) on the sidelines during a game vs the Carolina Panthers, Charlotte, NC on Sept. 10, 2006. Sports Illustrated via Getty Ima

On top of the slew of injuries this year, Gannon’s fiery sideline interaction with Demercado, who had made a brutal gaffe by dropping the football before running into the end zone during a loss to the Titans, put him in the spotlight.

Gannon tore into the running back and hit him on the chest and pads in an angry scene.

Video of the incident soon went viral, and Gannon was fined $100,000 by the team for his conduct. Gannon apologized for his actions a day after the loss.

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“I just told [the team], I kind of let the moment of what happened get the better of me there,” he said. “Obviously, I try to be emotionally stable and calm because my job is to solve problems during a game and lead the charge on that. So, it’s not really who I am, who I want to be, and I told the guys that today.

“So, it’s a mistake by me, and it’s just like everybody in there, everybody made some type of mistake yesterday, which culminates to why we didn’t win the game, and we can’t let it happen moving forward.”