Daron Payne posted proof that the NFL got it wrong when it comes to his incident with Amon-Ra St. Brown
Daron Payne wasn’t going to let his suspension slide without posting receipts.
The Washington Commanders’ loss to the Detroit Lions came with many storylines, but none bigger than one that had an impact on the next game as well.
Commanders defensive tackle Daron Payne was thrown out of the game in the second quarter after tempers started to flare between teams, and he threw a right hook that hit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St.Brown square in the helmet. That incident had an even bigger impact once the NFL suspended Payne for the next game against the Miami Dolphins.
Payne brought the receipts, though, and he showed that the NFL messed up and the full story was never shown, until now, that is.
Daron Payne posted a video showing Amon-Ra St. Brown throwing the first punch
We saw Payne get ejected from the game, but we never saw what happened on the field until the broadcast went back and showed what happened. St. Brown came over to Payne after a touchdown to go up 20-3 and started talking, which led to Payne throwing a right hook.
That wasn’t the full story, though, as Payne was retaliating for a punch that St.Brown threw a few plays before. Payne took the play and posted it on his Instagram story.
Payne appealed the NFL’s decision to suspend him for one game, which he ultimately lost, and as a result, he wasn’t allowed to travel with the team to Madrid, Spain. Nothing happened to St. Brown during and after the game, and that’s not right.
The team was right about the incident
The Payne ejection was a major topic in the locker room after the game, and Javon Kinlaw stated that the referees got it all wrong, believing the ejection was one-sided.
“I just felt like in the moment we were being cheated, to be honest,” Kinlaw said. “Daron [Payne]
only retaliated because the refs literally saw the first punch, you know what I’m saying. I don’t blame
him for the way he reacted, you know, and tempers got to flying. I mean, it is what it is. It’s a physical
game. S– happens. But on my end, I just got to be smarter in certain situations and protect the
team.”
Kinlaw is right, though; it is what it is, and it’s over now, but the NFL got it wrong. Payne for sure should’ve been ejected and suspended, but for nothing to happen to St. Brown is crazy, especially after they went through an appeal and likely saw the replay of everything.
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