Brian Branch's one-game suspension for striking JuJu Smith-Schuster in the face has been upheld by appeals officer Jordy Nelson, the former Green Bay Packers wide receiver.

The NFL said today Branch will serve the suspension he was given for this week's Monday night game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after he knocked Smith to the ground in the final seconds of the Detroit Lions' 30-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs .

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