Sunday’s Lions-Commanders game in D.C. included a haymaker from Washington defensive tackle Daron Payne into the helmet of Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. And while St. Brown apparently struck Payne first after an earlier play (which the officials missed), Payne was both ejected and suspended for his attack on St. Brown.

The moment prompted Lions quarterback Jared Goff to make a snarky reference to an earlier perceived attack by ESPN’s Louis Riddick on Lions safety Brian Branch.

By way of background, a clip regarding Branch from NFL Turning Point , narrated by Riddick, created a stir when it was posted online. The clip was deleted, with the NFL pinning the narration on Riddick and Riddick distancing himself from the crafting of the script.

Regardless, nearly four weeks l

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