Steelers WR DK Metcalf Dealt Concerning News
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Pittsburgh Steelers wideout DK Metcalf was suspended for two games following a sideline altercation with a fan during the team's 29-24 win over the Detroit Lions in Week 16, the league announced Monday. As a result, Metcalf will miss the final two games of the regular season. He is expected to appeal the suspension.
That could be just the beginning.First, the Steelers could — if they choose to do so — attempt to recover a portion of Metcalf's signing-bonus allocation for 2025. Based on a $30 million signing bonus on a five-year deal,
Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf has been suspended two games without pay by the NFL "for conduct detrimental to the NFL for initiating a physical confrontation with a fan" during Sunday's game at Ford Field.
The two-game suspension for what the NFL terms "conduct detrimental" to the league now voids at least $40 million in future guaranteed money for the Pittsburgh Steelers receiver. Metcalf would still be able to earn that money over the next two years.
A Detroit Lions fan who Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver DK Metcalf punched at during a game between the teams has denied allegations he used a racial slur in a statement released by his lawyers Monday.
Pittsburgh Steelers receiver DK Metcalf was suspended for 2 games after an incident with a Detroit Lions fan at Ford Field during Sunday's game.
Disciplinary action will likely be taken by the league after the fan said Metcalf ripped his shift in the exchange
NFL legend Chad Johnson claimed that the fan who was shoved in Week 16 called Steelers WR DK Metcalf a racial slur and even took aim at his mother.
Steelers WR DK Metcalf detailed putting his differences aside with Jalen Ramsey and Joey Porter Jr., embracing their brotherhood in Pittsburgh.