After the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Detroit Lions on Sunday Night Football, quarterback Patrick Mahomes and wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster were involved in a postgame fight with opposing defensive back Brian Branch.
The altercation began after Mahomes attempted to shake hands with Branch. The Lions DB ignored the Chiefs QB, however, walking straight past him in the direction of Smith-Schuster. That’s when the postgame beef turned into a skirmish.
NFL insider Ari Meirov shared a video clip of Branch’s interaction with Smith-Schuster, which was quickly broken up by running back Isiah Pacheco after the Lions defender slapped the Chiefs wide receiver in the facemask.
From there, Smith-Schuster chased down Branch and tackled him to the ground as he was being warded off by Pacheco. A mini brawl ensued.
Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes Sends Message on Postgame Fight Started by Lions DB Brian Branch
While speaking with the NBC Sunday Night Football crew after the victory, Mahomes sent a short but definitive message on the postgame altercation.
“We play the game between the whistles,” Mahomes told NBC reporter Melissa Stark.
The Chiefs superstar pretty much left it at that, choosing to take the high road in the interview by reiterating that message one more time and moving on.
As you can see in the video above, Mahomes simply smiles and pats Branch on the back after the Lions defender snubbed his postgame embrace. Branch then takes his anger out on Smith-Schuster.
During his press conference after the loss, Lions head coach Dan Campbell noted that he “loves” Branch before calling his part in the skirmish “inexcusable” (per Detroit News reporter Nolan Bianchi).
We’ll have to wait and see if the NFL chooses to either fine or suspend Branch for his postgame actions in Week 6.
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