Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell described Brian Department’s post-game assault on JuJu Smith-Schuster as “inexcusable” and hinted at inner disciplinary motion following the 30-17 defeat to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night.
Department snubbed a high-five provide from Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes on the finish of the fourth quarter, prompting Smith-Schuster to have phrases with Department, who then punched him within the facemask and knocked him to the bottom.
A number of different gamers tried to wade in however not earlier than Department had ripped Smith-Schuster’s facemask off his head.
Mahomes mastery downs Lions
It was an unsavoury ending to an excellent show from the Chiefs, who moved to 3-3, thanks largely to Mahomes, who accomplished 22 of 30 passes for 257 passing yards and three TDs. He additionally had 31 yards on the bottom and a speeding landing.
“I like Brian Department,” Campbell stated, “however what he did is inexcusable, and it’s not going to be accepted right here. It’s not what we do. It’s not what we’re about. I apologized to Coach [Andy] Reid and the Chiefs, and Smith-Schuster. That’s not OK. That’s not what we do right here. It’s not going to be OK. He is aware of it. Our crew is aware of it. That’s not what we do.”
Security Department admitted his half within the fracas however insisted he had been provoked by Smith-Schuster.
“It was a infantile factor, however I’m bored with folks doing stuff in between the play and refs don’t catch it,” Department stated. “They be making an attempt to bully me on the market. I ought to have by no means did it. It was infantile.”
Smith-Schuster was baffled by what occurred. He stated: “He’s an amazing participant and he’s large for [their] crew. After the sport, I anticipated to shake his hand and say, ‘Good recreation.’ However he threw a punch.”
Lions outplayed by Kansas Metropolis
The efficiency and the post-game melee contributed to a disappointing night time for the Lions who arrived at Arrowhead with a 4-1 document and trying to make a press release in opposition to the Chiefs.
“We simply didn’t make the performs we would have liked to make,” added Campbell.
“We have been capable of do some good issues in phases at instances however not sufficient for a crew like that with the pedigrees they’ve. We weren’t capable of praise one another and we weren’t capable of make it a recreation, actually. We weren’t.”
