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PITTSBURGH — DK Metcalf’s regular season is over. Following an appeals hearing, the NFL upheld the Pittsburgh Steelers receiver’s two-game suspension for “initiating a physical confrontation with a fan.” Metcalf will miss the Steelers’ Week 17 and Week 18 games. He’s eligible to return in the postseason, if the Steelers qualify.

DK Metcalf's two-game suspension for an altercation with a fan could void $45 million in the Steelers receiver's contract, according to multiple reports. Metcalf, 28, signed a four-year, $132 million deal with Pittsburgh in March after being acquired from the Seattle Seahawks.

Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf had $45 million in guarantees in his contract voided as part of his suspension, though the Steelers are not moving on from him anytime soon.

The two-game suspension for what the NFL terms "conduct detrimental" to the league now voids at least $45 million in future guaranteed money for the Pittsburgh Steelers receiver. Metcalf would still be able to earn that money over the next two years.

The NFL upheld Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf's two-game suspension on Tuesday. The league on Monday suspended Metcalf for "initiating a physical confrontation with a fan" during Sunday’s game at the Lions.

A Hall of Fame coach turned NFL analyst sees some similarities between George Pickens and the Pittsburgh Steelers' current star wide receiver, though not for strictly on-field purposes.

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin lamented the rise in "volatile rhetoric" from fans toward players after DK Metcalf's altercation.