After a shocking run to the NFC Championship game last season, this year has been anything but the same for the Washington Commanders . Carrying a 3-6 record into Sunday against the Detroit Lions , frustrations began to boil over, especially for veteran defensive lineman Daron Payne.

Daron Payne ejected after throwing a punch

After a Jahmyr Gibbs touchdown in the second quarter, Payne and Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown were in what appeared like a harmless conversation.

It went from rather harmless to rather heated quickly when Payne threw a haymaker of a punch across the helmet of St. Brown. The punch resulted in a personal foul penalty, as well as an automatic ejection for one of the best players on the Washington defense.

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