Overview
- The suspension will cost Metcalf $555,556 in lost salary over Pittsburgh’s final two regular-season games.
- Roughly $45 million in future guarantees for 2026–27 are considered void under his contract’s conduct-detrimental clause, though teams typically must issue formal notice to enforce such voids.
- The appeal skipped the usual hearing officer and was decided by commissioner designee Chris Palmer, who upheld the two-game penalty.
- After Tuesday’s hearing, the NFL said the fan matter remains under review and it corrected earlier reports indicating no action would be taken.
- CBS cameras captured Metcalf approaching a front-row fan and appearing to throw a punch that made contact, an incident officials missed in real time, while both sides dispute whether slurs or derogatory remarks were used.