‘Childish and inexcusable’: NFL suspends Brian Branch after shocking on-field brawl with JuJu Smith-Schuster following Chiefs-Lions game

Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch has been suspended for one game without pay after striking Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster in a heated postgame brawl. The NFL ruled the hit “entirely unwarranted,” citing unsportsmanlike conduct. Branch plans to appeal the decision as Detroit prepares to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers next week.