UPDATE — 10/13/25, 5:20 p.m. ET: The NFL announced its punishment for Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch after he instigated a fight on Sunday Night Football against the Kansas City Chiefs. Branch, 23, has been suspended for one game without pay for his ...

The NFL suspended Lions safety Brian Branch one game on Monday for his role in a postgame fight following Detroit's 30-17 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, the league announced. "Your aggressive, non-football act was entirely unwarranted, posed a serious ...

The Houston Texans and Seattle Seahawks got into a scuffle on the sideline in the fourth quarter of the Week 7 game on Monday night.

A former NFL star, Merriman now runs his own MMA promotion, Lights Out Xtreme Fighting (LXF), based out of California. While he might be a bit biased, as a former linebacker for the San Diego Chargers and Buffalo Bills, Merriman said without question where the toughest of the toughest lie on the football field.