{"id":2161,"date":"2024-11-10T14:59:43","date_gmt":"2024-11-10T14:59:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=2161"},"modified":"2024-11-10T14:59:43","modified_gmt":"2024-11-10T14:59:43","slug":"breaking-the-detroit-lions-new-shirts-have-brian-branch-flipping-the-bird-after-week-9-ejection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=2161","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: The Detroit Lions\u2019 new shirts have Brian Branch flipping the bird after Week 9 ejection"},"content":{"rendered":"<section><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3media.247sports.com\/Uploads\/Assets\/583\/729\/12729583.jpg?width=1200&amp;height=600&amp;crop=2:1&amp;fit=cover\" alt=\"The Detroit Lions' new shirts have Brian Branch flipping the bird after  Week 9 ejection\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Brian Branch was ejected from Detroit&#8217;s 24-14 victory over Green Bay last weekend for helmet-to-helmet contact, offering a middle-finger salute to the jeering Lambeau Field crowd on his way off the historic field.<\/p>\n<p>The star safety&#8217;s teammates have ensured that his explicit gesture lives on well beyond Week 9, printing T-shirts that feature a picture of Branch flipping off the Green Bay fans for the entire Lions roster.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I feel like it shows everything that we&#8217;re about,&#8221; Branch&#8217;s safety partner Kirby Joseph\u00a0told The Athletic\u2019s Colton Pouncy while carrying the team&#8217;s order of shirts. &#8220;We don&#8217;t play no games.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Kerby Joseph is handing out t-shirts with the photo of Brian Branch throwing up double birds lol <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/REvIQMGaGG\">pic.twitter.com\/REvIQMGaGG<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Colton Pouncy (@colton_pouncy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/colton_pouncy\/status\/1854963943368016336?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Branch&#8217;s controversial exit came during the second quarter of Detroit&#8217;s crucial NFC North matchup with Green Bay, coming down from his safety position to lay a crushing hit against Packers receiver Bo Melton along the right sideline. The second-year player was immediately flagged for a fairly blatant, 15-yard helmet-to-helmet penalty, but a video review triggered by the NFL&#8217;s New York office determined that Branch had committed a &#8220;flagrant foul&#8221; and was ejected from the game.<\/p>\n<figure><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/s3media.247sports.com\/Uploads\/Assets\/583\/729\/12729583.jpg?fit=bounds&amp;crop=620:320,offset-y0.50&amp;width=620&amp;height=320\" media=\"(max-width: 620px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/s3media.247sports.com\/Uploads\/Assets\/583\/729\/12729583.jpg?fit=bounds&amp;crop=620:320,offset-y0.50&amp;width=620&amp;height=320\" media=\"(min-width: 620px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/s3media.247sports.com\/Uploads\/Assets\/583\/729\/12729583.jpg?fit=bounds&amp;crop=620:320,offset-y0.50&amp;width=620&amp;height=320\" media=\"(min-width: 900px)\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s3media.247sports.com\/Uploads\/Assets\/583\/729\/12729583.jpg?fit=bounds&amp;crop=620:320,offset-y0.50&amp;width=620&amp;height=320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s3media.247sports.com\/Uploads\/Assets\/583\/729\/12729583.jpg?fit=bounds&amp;crop=620:320,offset-y0.50&amp;width=620&amp;height=320\" alt=\"The Detroit Lions\u2019 new shirts have Brian Branch flipping the bird after Week 9 ejection\" \/><\/picture><figcaption>Branch was ejected from last Sunday&#8217;s game after video review (Photo: Patrick McDermott, Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>This decision incensed Branch, who launched into a tirade against the referees that resulted in an additional 15-yard penalty. The officiating crew noted that Branch was not penalized on the field for flipping the bird, but the NFL&#8217;s Football Operations compliance team assessed him a pair of $10,128 fine, one for the hit and another for the middle-finger gestures.<\/p>\n<p>Along with being an active distributor of the Lions&#8217; Branch-themed T-Shirts, Joseph also had his safety partner&#8217;s back on the field, forcing a crucial fumble moments before halftime that helped Detroit take a dominant 21-3. While Branch has managed to keep himself on the field, he and Joseph have formed arguable the premier safety duo in the NFL, with both players receiving higher than a 90 overall grade on PFF to this point.<\/p>\n<p>Branch also received some immediate support from his starting quartet of defensive linemen, who all reposted the same image of the middle-finger incident onto their Instagram stories. But while his teammates have seemed to rally behind the middle-finger move, Branch has expressed his embarrassment and regret at the situation.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That&#8217;s not something I wanted to show or want people to notice me as that,&#8221; he said. &#8220;That was just the heat of the moment for me and I apologize to everyone who seen that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Branch and his Lions teammates will look to pick up another win Sunday evening against the Houston Texans. 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