Lions’ Dan Campbell
Rips Brian Department For Combating …
‘What He Did Is Inexcusable’
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Detroit Lions
Dan Campbell took Brian Department to job on Sunday night time … 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 night time … when Department hit JuJu Smith-Schuster within the mouth for the best way he blocked him earlier within the sport.
Loser vitality from Brian Department. Each post-game gamers shake fingers 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 each 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 like Brian Department,” the pinnacle coach stated. “However what he did is inexcusable. And it isn’t going to be accepted right here. It is not what we do. It is 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 had been making an attempt to “bully” him on the market. “It was infantile,” he stated.
Department says he was blocked within the again illegally on the finish of the sport in entrance of refs and grew annoyed. 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 “infantile.”
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 can be for the star security — though it is secure to imagine his pockets can be considerably lighter in some unspecified time in the future this week.
