Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown has received punishment from the NFL for the incident that got Washington Commanders defensive lineman Daron Payne ejected in Week 10.

St. Brown was fined $12,172 for smacking Payne’s facemask during last Sunday’s game.

Payne had argued that St. Brown was the instigator of the incident, for which the Commanders lineman was eventually ejected.

St. Brown was not penalized for the play, as officials evidently did not see his initial move toward Payne. Payne responded by punching St. Brown, and he was ejected and given a one-game suspension for his actions.

The NFL fined Lions WR Amon-Ra St. Brown $12,172 for unnecessary roughness — smacking the facemask of Daron Payne, who later retaliated by punching St. Brown, earning an ejection and on

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