Lions’ Dan Campbell
Rips Brian Department For Preventing …
‘What He Did Is Inexcusable’
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Detroit Lions
Dan Campbell took Brian Department to activity on Sunday evening … ripping his star participant for igniting a brawl following Detroit’s loss to the Chiefs.
The wild incident occurred simply seconds after the Lions fell to Kansas Metropolis, 30-17, on Sunday evening … when Department hit JuJu Smith-Schuster within the mouth for the way in which he blocked him earlier within the recreation.
Loser vitality from Brian Department. Each post-game gamers shake arms and provides respect to their opponents
Ignoring Patrick Mahomes is petty however is not a giant deal, smacking Juju Smith-Schuster is RIDICULOUS pic.twitter.com/LAuj7Dd1Lh
— Dalton Feely (@dfeely14) October 13, 2025
@dfeely14
The smack began a melee — with a number of gamers from either side leaping in to attempt to break issues up.
As soon as the mud cleared, Campbell met with reporters … and slammed Department for his conduct.
“I love Brian Branch,” the top coach mentioned. “But what he did is inexcusable. And it’s not going to be accepted here. It’s not what we do. It’s not what we’re about.”
Campbell then apologized to Andy Reid, Smith-Schuster, and all the Chiefs group.
#Lions’ Brian Department says he shouldn’t have been concerned within the post-game skirmish however claims they have been attempting to “bully” him on the market. “It was childish,” he mentioned.
Department says he was blocked within the again illegally on the finish of the sport in entrance of refs and grew pissed off. pic.twitter.com/yV6CYcM6hl
— Eric Woodyard (@E_Woodyard) October 13, 2025
@E_Woodyard
Department, in the meantime, additionally issued a mea culpa throughout his postgame discuss with journalists … explaining an uncalled block within the again late within the fourth quarter is what set him off. He referred to as his actions “childish.”
Finish zone view of the block within the again by Juju Smith-Schuster on Brian Department. pic.twitter.com/YBUpuGlslw
— Al Karsten (@FootballGuy_Al) October 13, 2025
@FootballGuy_Al
No phrase but from the NFL on what the punishment might be for the star security — though it is protected to imagine his pockets might be considerably lighter in some unspecified time in the future this week.
