Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch's appeal of his one-game suspension for fighting after his team's loss to the Kansas City Chiefs has been heard and upheld upon appeal, meaning Branch will officially miss his team's Week 7 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and forfeit his game check. Per the NFL , Branch's appeal was heard by Jordy Nelson , the longtime receiver who now works as an appeals officer for the leagur.

Branch initiated a fight after the Lions' 30-17 loss to the Chiefs, as he punched receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster following the game-ending kneeldown, triggering a larger skirmish between the two teams. Branch was publicly admonished for his actions by Lions coach Dan Campbell, and he himself expressed remorse despite saying that he had been frustrated with Smith-

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