On this week’s version of “FOX NFL Sunday,” Jay Glazer supplied the most recent on Pittsburgh Steelers large receiver DK Metcalf.
Earlier this week, Metcalf was given a two-game suspension by the NFL for making “pointless bodily contact with a fan” throughout Pittsburgh’s Week 16 matchup on the highway towards the Detroit Lions and subsequently misplaced $555,556 in wage.
Glazer reported that the Steelers selected to not strip Metcalf of his contract ensures regardless of having the choice to take action with the receiver being suspended. The FOX Sports activities NFL Insider additionally elaborated on what had occurred between Metcalf and the fan in Detroit previous to this season’s incident.
“I even have the safety communication between the Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks’ safety from a sport final yr when DK Metcalf, when he was with the Seahawks, complained about that very same fan to safety. And, on the time there, he requested for that fan to be eliminated over a really derogatory remark,” Glazer mentioned. “I am not going to repeat what the feedback are which might be on right here. Clearly, we do not condone ever hitting a fan or anyone else, however on this it says, ‘After we investigated throughout the sport, the people round him acknowledged and corroborated that the fan was being out of line and had certainly mentioned these derogatory statements. They even requested us to take away the man.’
“The odd a part of this is also that the Pittsburgh Steelers had no information of this.”
The Steelers enter their Week 17 highway matchup towards the Cleveland Browns atop the AFC North at 9-6. They might clinch the division and eradicate the Baltimore Ravens from playoff rivalry with a win, whereas a loss would make Pittsburgh’s Week 18 house sport towards Baltimore a win-or-go-home affair for the division crown.
In March, Pittsburgh despatched its 2025 second- and seventh-round picks to Seattle for Metcalf and the Seahawks’ sixth-round choose. The Steelers then signed Metcalf to a four-year, $132 million extension.
By way of 15 video games this season, Metcalf, a two-time Professional Bowler, has 59 receptions for a team-high 850 yards and 6 touchdowns.
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