{"id":40319,"date":"2025-12-22T23:48:45","date_gmt":"2025-12-22T23:48:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40319"},"modified":"2025-12-22T23:48:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T23:48:45","slug":"nfl-announces-suspension-decision-impacting-browns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40319","title":{"rendered":"NFL Announces Suspension Decision Impacting Browns"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"post-featured-container-id\">\n<div id=\"post-featured\">\n<figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2253038197-e1766444826179.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 820px) 95vw, 780px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2253038197-e1766444826179.jpg?quality=65&amp;strip=all&amp;w=780 780w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2253038197-e1766444826179.jpg?quality=15&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1100 1100w, https:\/\/heavy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2253038197-e1766444826179.jpg?quality=35&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1350 1350w\" alt=\"NFL Announces Suspension Decision Impacting Browns\" width=\"780\" height=\"439\" \/><\/figure>\n<div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without their top wide receiver when they see the Cleveland Browns next week.<\/p>\n<p>The NFL has suspended Steelers receiver DK Metcalf for two games after he shoved a fan during the team\u2019s win against the Detroit Lions. Metcalf will miss the game against the Browns and the Steelers\u2019 regular-season finale against the Baltimore Ravens.<\/p>\n<p>The league said the suspension was for \u201cconduct detrimental to the NFL for initiating a physical confrontation with a fan.\u201d Metcalf plans to appeal the suspension, per ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter. If the suspension stands, Metcalf will forfeit $555,556 for the two games.<\/p>\n<p>Metcalf leads the Steelers with 59 receptions this season for 850 yards and six touchdowns. The next closest wide receiver is Calvin Austin III, who has 28 grabs for 317 yards.<\/p>\n<p>Cleveland is just 3-12 but has the league\u2019s best passing defense, allowing just 164.1 yards per game through the air.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Browns Dealing With Multiple Key Injuries<\/h2>\n<p>The Browns are far from full strength. Nearly the entire offensive line is out and Cleveland may be missing their top three running backs against the Steelers. Veteran Jerome Ford is out for the year, as is rookie starter Quinshon Judkins, who broke his leg and dislocated his ankle in a loss to the Buffalo Bills. Dylan Sampson has missed the last two games with a calf injury.<\/p>\n<p>Judkins\u2019s absence is a major blow for the Cleveland offense that has already struggled. Browns coach Kevin Stefanski is confident Judkins will bounce back after surgery and be ready to contribute next season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019ll get surgery this week, up here. Expect him to make a full recovery. And like we talked about last night, knowing the kid, he\u2019ll bounce back better than ever,\u201d Stefanski said. \u201cSo, disappointed for him, but he\u2019s in good hands and he will bounce back.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Browns will be relying on Trayveon Williams and Raheim \u201cRocket\u201d Sanders to propel the running game against the Steelers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBoth guys really understand what we\u2019re doing with our schemes,\u201d Stefanski said. \u201cRocket had a couple hard yards in there where he ran between the tackles, kept his legs moving. Obviously, Trayveon made some plays in the pass game as well. So, we\u2019re counting on those guys, and we\u2019ll be counting on them this week as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Browns DE Myles Garrett Chasing Down Sack Record<\/h2>\n<p>Garrett inched closer to breaking the NFL single-season sack record against the Bills. He notched a half-sack, which moved him to 22 this season. The record of 22.5 is held jointly by Michael Strahan and TJ Watt.<\/p>\n<p>Garrett has said that he\u2019d like to set the record at home and the matchup with the Steelers will be his last chance. But his focus is still on winning, despite the Browns\u2019 lost season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor me, I always keep the main thing, the main thing. I want to win,\u201d Garrett said. \u201cThe record\u2019s great, but the team record is what keeps me up at night. The sack record, it\u2019ll be there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been sacked 25 times in 14 games this season.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pittsburgh Steelers will be without their top wide receiver when they see the Cleveland Browns next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":40320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40319","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cleveland-browns"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>NFL Announces Suspension Decision Impacting Browns - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=40319\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"NFL Announces Suspension Decision Impacting Browns - 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