November 10, 2025
The NFL introduced that the defensive deal with was suspended for an act of unsportsmanlike conduct.
Washington Commanders defensive deal with Daron Payne has been suspended for a recreation after he hit the Detroit Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown within the head after the Lions scored a landing, the NFL introduced.
The act, which led to Payne being ejected from the sport, came about within the second quarter of the Lions’ decisive 44-22 victory on Nov. 9.
“Throughout the second quarter, Payne was disqualified for placing Detroit’s Amon-Ra St. Brown, a violation of Rule 12, Part 3, Article 1, which applies to ‘any act which is opposite to the final understood ideas of sportsmanship,’ together with ‘throwing a punch or a forearm,’ and Rule 12, Part 2, Article 14(d), which prohibits ‘placing, swinging at, or clubbing the pinnacle or neck of an opponent with the wrist(s), arm(s), elbow(s), or hand(s),” the league stated in a press release.
Payne can to return to the sphere on Nov. 17, after the Commanders’ subsequent recreation in opposition to the Miami Dolphins in Madrid. Payne might enchantment the suspension.
St. Brown was strolling towards the sidelines when Payne rotated and punched him within the (helmeted) face after Lions working again Jahmyr Gibbs rushed 13 yards to attain a landing, extending the Lions’ result in 17 factors.
After the infraction, the Lions kicked a two-point conversion to make it 22-3, however the Commanders’ Javon Kinlaw obtained a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after he made contact with an official on the sphere.
Whereas the Lions look to be on a playoff push, the Commanders are spiraling. The staff misplaced their fourth straight recreation, all of which have been by no less than 20 factors.
Final season, the Commanders had been 12-5 and made the playoffs for the primary time for the reason that 2020 season. They’ve already misplaced extra video games this 12 months than they did all of final season.
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