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Terrion Arnold Issues Brian Branch Themed Call-to-Action to Lions Fans Ahead of Buccaneers Game
The Detroit Lions' secondary has once again been decimated by a rash of injuries this season heading into Monday night's big game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Detroit lost at home to Baker Mayfield and the Bucs last season and are searching for a better performance with their John Morton led offense rounding into form at the right time.
Chaos ensued, with plenty of pushing and shoving and (if you look closely) more hitting. However, the NFL imposed no discipline on anyone other than Branch, who was suspended for a week. No fines were announced in the weekly like of infractions for the fight. PFT has confirmed, per multiple sources, that there were none.
Campbell's Lions took exception to an NFL Films video that was critical of Branch's performance during Detroit's Week 6 loss to the Chiefs.
Lions players took offense to an NFL Films video that was released, then deleted, on social media involving suspended safety Brian Branch, claiming it was overly critical.
NFL Films highlighted Brian Branch's 'long day' on its show 'Turning Point' with a since-deleted post on social media.
Riddick expressed, "It was a long game for Lions safety Brian Branch, number 32. He got burned by Travis Kelce’s basketball move. He got showed up by Patrick Mahomes. He got juked by Xavier Worthy, and took a shot from JuJu Smith-Schuster. The turning point led to Branch’s boiling point."
Brian Branch will return from his 1-game suspension after next week's bye for the Detroit Lions' game against the Minnesota Vikings.
The one-game suspension of Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch was upheld on Wednesday by a hearing officer appointed by the NFL and the NFL Players’ Association.
Allen Park — Detroit Lions defensive coordinator Kelvin Sheppard is missing his Pro Bowl safety, Brian Branch. Branch is absent from the building this week while serving a one-game suspension for starting an altercation after Detroit's 30-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last weekend.