The NFL office may not have agreed with Brian Branch’s punch on JuJu Smith-Schuster, but the Detroit Lions’ star safety has won over support from one of his peers.
After the Lions fell 30-17 to the Kansas City Chiefs on “Sunday Night Football”, an angry Brian Branch punched JuJu Smith-Schuster in the face, leading to a brief brouhaha between the two teams.
Cameras showed Smith-Schuster bleeding as he made his way to the Chiefs’ locker room. After the game, Branch stated that his cheap shot on Smith-Schuster stemmed from unhappiness over a hit he took from the veteran wide receiver on a blocking play, believing there should have been a flag:
The NFL suspended Brian Branch for one game, so he’ll miss the pivotal Week 7 home tilt against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on “Monday Night Football.”