Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch said a play in which he was blindsided by Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Juju Smith-Schuster late in their Sunday Night Football matchup led to a postgame altercation in which he shoved Smith-Schuster in the face.

The initial incident took place with 3:26 remaining in the game Sunday (October 12) night as the Chiefs held a 10-point lead. Smith-Schuster landed a hard block from behind to Branch and stepped over him as Kansas City attempted to run out the clock.

After the game, Smith-Schuster appeared to try to shake hands with Branch, who instead shoved him in the face and knocked him to the ground, before players from both teams intervened.

“It was a childish thing, but I’m tired of people doing stuff in between the play and refs don’t catch

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