Washington Commanders defensive tackle Daron Payne will miss the team's Week 11 game due to a suspension, but he's not going down quietly. Payne shared a video Tuesday which shows Detroit Lions wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown taking a swing at Payne before the punch that led to Payne's one-game suspension from the NFL.
The footage, which Payne shared on Instagram, appears to show St. Brown punching Payne in the helmet. An NFL official appeared to be looking in the direction of St. Brown's punch when it happened, but no flag was thrown on the Lions' wideout.
Here’s the video of Amon-Ra St. Brown swinging on Daron Payne a few plays before Payne swung back and got ejected. This tells the other side of the story. pic.twitter.com/M7jUH9zcGr
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) November 11, 2025
One member of the Commanders can be spotted in the background signaling for a flag on St. Brown. That didn't happen. Instead, Payne retaliated with a punch of his own and was penalized during the contest.
After the game, Commanders defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw said he saw St. Brown throw the first punch. He added that he believed the officials saw it too and said the way they handled the situation was "bulls***."
Javon Kinlaw says St Brown punched Payne first and how the refs handled it was BS pic.twitter.com/BRab2SXM6R
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) November 10, 2025
The NFL apparently also missed St. Brown's punch. Shortly after the game, a 44-22 win for the Lions, Payne was issued a one-game suspension from the NFL for his actions. He appealed that suspension, but it was upheld Tuesday.
This story will be updated.
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