Detroit Lions Pro Bowl safety Brian Branch has been suspended one game by the NFL for his actions in a postgame fight after the Lions lost to the Kansas City Chiefs, 30-17, on Sunday night.

The incident occurred shortly after the game ended, when Branch struck Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster in the face. Smith-Schuster confronted Branch, who responded by grabbing his facemask and throwing Smith-Schuster to the ground, which sparked a skirmish between both teams’ players on the field.

“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,” NFL vice president of football operations Jon Runyan said in a letter to Branch, according to NFL.com . “Your condu

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