Lions Baller Hit With Suspension After Brawl With Kansas City Chiefs

The penalty wasn't very tough BUT the stern rebuke was SCATHING and deserves a peek . . . 

Lions safety Brian Branch has been suspended without pay for one game for his actions at the end of Sunday’s loss to the Chiefs. 

NFL VP of football operations Jon Runyan issued the suspension for unsportsmanlike conduct.

“Your aggressive, non-football act was entirely unwarranted, posed a serious risk of injury, and clearly violated the standards of conduct and sportsmanship expected of NFL players,” Runyan wrote in a letter to Branch. “Your conduct reflected poorly on the NFL and has no place in our game.”

Read more via www.TonysKansasCity.com link . . .

Brian Branch suspended one game for conduct at the end of Lions-Chiefs

In the announcement, the NFL said Branch was suspended for his unsportsmanlike conduct that "has no place in our game."

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