After a sluggish start to the season, the Kansas City Chiefs just beat the best offensive team this season, the Detroit Lions, 30-17. But the biggest highlight was from the sidelines when the Lions’ Brian Branch appeared to slap the Chiefs’ WR JuJu Smith-Schuster in the face after the game was just over.
While there was no penalty as the incident happened after the game was over, can we expect that the NFL might step in to fine Branch? According to the league’s rules, Branch’s action will come under the category of “Striking/kicking” with a fine of $12,172.
But only time will tell if the NFL is involved in this. However, Cris Collinsworth believes, “The league’s gonna take action on that one against (Brian) Branch.”