Steelers DK Metcalf swings at fan who called him

It’s troublesome to overshadow a recreation in which two touchdowns have been negated by the officers in the last 30 seconds, enabling the Pittsburgh Steelers to hold on for a 29-24 victory over the Detroit Lions on Sunday in a Week 16 recreation with important playoff implications.

Offensive interference penalties erased both Lions scores, including one of the wildest performs ever seen as time expired. What probably may steal a headline from that?

How about Steelers star large receiver DK Metcalf reaching into the stands and swinging at a fan with seemingly more drive than the contact by Lions receivers that prompted the offensive interference flags?

Multiple videos captured Metcalf method a fan carrying a blue wig at the first row of seats behind the Steelers’ bench at Ford Field. The fan leaned over the rail to say one thing and Metcalf reached up, grabbed him by the shirt or wig with his proper hand then slapped him before turning and strolling away.

What would immediate Metcalf, one of the NFL’s top receivers in each of his seven seasons, to lose his mood and have interaction with a fan in a approach strictly forbidden by the league?

Well, the fan, who recognized himself as Ryan Kennedy from Pinckney, Mich., to the Detroit Free Press, said he called Metcalf by his full given title — DeKaylin Zecharius Metcalf — and that apparently touched a nerve.

“He doesn’t like his government name. I called him that and then he grabbed me and ripped my shirt,” Kennedy said. “I’m a little shocked. Like everyone’s talking to me. I’m a little rattled, but I just want the Lions to win, baby.”

Kennedy didn’t get his want thanks to Lions receivers getting too pushy themselves, albeit on the sector of play.

The play that will likely be replayed numerous instances got here as time expired. Lions star wideout Amon-Ra St. Brown was stopped after catching a cross at the one-yard line, but before the whistle St. Brown underhanded the ball back to quarterback Jared Goff, who barreled into the end zone for what appeared to be a miraculous game-winning landing.

However, St. Brown had given Steelers cornerback Jalen Ramsey a shove before breaking free to make the catch and a flag had been thrown before Goff crossed the purpose line. The officers announced after a prolonged huddle that St. Brown had dedicated offensive cross interference and that the sport was over.

The relevant NFL rule reads: “If there is a foul by the offense, there shall be no extension of the period. If the foul occurs on the last play of the half, a score by the offense is not counted.”

Fewer than 30 seconds earlier, Lions rookie large receiver Isaac TeSlaa set an unlawful decide that enabled St. Brown — a former USC and Mater Dei High star — to break away in the end zone and make a nine-yard scoring catch.

The Steelers sideline erupted in pleasure after the second call resulted in a victory that put them in control of their future for the AFC North title. They need one win or a Baltimore Ravens loss in the last two weeks of the common season to clinch it and secure a home playoff recreation.

The Lions, meanwhile, had their playoff possibilities decreased to 6% after the loss.

DeKaylin Zecharius Metcalf, it may be presumed, has a close to 100% probability of being fined and suspended by the NFL for taking the swing at Kennedy.