Overview
- The league cited unnecessary roughness for St. Brown’s fine and did not issue a suspension.
- Daron Payne was ejected for throwing a punch and later received a one-game suspension without pay that was upheld on appeal.
- New video circulating shows St. Brown and Payne exchanging words and St. Brown making contact near Payne’s helmet, which did not alter league discipline.
- Washington’s Javon Kinlaw defended Payne and claimed officials saw St. Brown throw the first punch, reflecting a competing account from the Commanders’ locker room.
- St. Brown said the pair had a brief scuffle before Payne swung at him, and he was not penalized during the game.