Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch was ejected from Sunday's rivalry showdown with the Green Bay Packers, but he decided to give the Lambeau Field crowd a double whammy as he left.
Blanche regrets doing so, as she has had time to consider the situation.
“That's not what I want to show and that's not what I want people to notice that I am,” Branch told reporters via ESPN. “That was just a moment for me. I apologize to everyone who saw it. Nothing like this will ever happen again.”
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Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch reacts after being disqualified by the referee during the first half of a game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Imagination)
Branch was ejected after an incomplete pass from quarterback Jordan Love hit Packers receiver Bo Melton in the helmet.
After reviewing the hit ball at its video replay headquarters, the league alerted Lambeau officials that Branch's hit ball was deemed serious enough to merit an immediate ejection.
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Branch was given an additional 15 yards as an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for arguing with officials after being ejected and flipping the bird on a fan.
“I definitely agree with this call. My goals were obviously high, but it wasn't my intention to aim for the head,” Branch said. “We need to lower our goals going forward.”
Detroit Lions defensive back Brian Branch, 32, was disqualified by field judge Jonah Monroe, 120, after he was disqualified during the second quarter of a game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. and field judge Karina Tovar (age 91). (Jeff Hanisch-Iman Images)
Lions head coach Dan Campbell believed Branch's suspension was due to the game being nationally televised as “America's Game of the Week.”
“He's got to get used to it,” Campbell said. “New York is going to watch all of this when you play a prime-time game. They don't care about a 1 o'clock game. They play a prime-time game. So understanding the situation and please.”
Perry Fewell, the NFL's senior vice president of officiating, told Poole reporters that multiple angles of the ball were considered and there was some belief that Branch could have hit Melton from a different route. Ta.
“He clearly had an opportunity to avoid the head and neck area,” Fewell said.
Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch is on the assistant line after being disqualified by the referee during the first half of a game against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, Nov. 3, 2024 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Talk to Buccaneers coach Sean Dion Hamilton. (Imagination)
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The Lions still defeated the Packers 24-14 to improve to 7-1 and maintain first place in the NFC North. Green Bay would have clinched first place in the division with a home win against Detroit.
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