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The NFL continued its stiff stance on illegal hits and player-safety violations with a new wave of discipline to players following Week 8. In all, the league doled out a total of ten fines to different players this week in announcing its latest weekly fine report for various actions it considered violating rules regarding safety.
Kansas City Chiefs wideout JuJu Smith-Schuster was not fined for a block in the back that led to an end-of-game brawl involving Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch, according to the NFL's transaction report. The block, which was not penalized during the game ...
Update: The NFL has suspended Brian Branch for one game without pay. Sunday night’s game between the Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit Lions ended in a massive postgame brawl that involved Lions safety Brian Branch punching Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith ...
The Philadelphia Eagles may have made a little NFL history Sept. 28 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Eagles special teams blocked their third consecutive kick after the Buccaneers' first possession on Sept. 28. The previous week the Eagles blocked ...