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Amon-Ra St. Brown’s wallet will soon be slightly lighter.
The NFL ordered the Detroit Lions wide receiver to pay a $12,172 fine for his role in an in-game altercation in Week 10, according to NFL Network. St. Brown appeared to punch the mask of Washington Commanders defensive lineman Daron Payne last week.
Despite his insistence that St. Brown was the antagonist in the situation, Payne was ejected from the match.
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Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) warms up before the Washington Commanders game at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, Sunday, November 9, 2025. (Junfu Han/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
The Commanders ultimately suffered a 44-22 defeat against the Lions.
LIONS’ AMON-RA ST BROWN APOLOGIZES IF HE “OFFENDED” ANYONE WITH TRUMP DANCING AT GAME AGAINST COMMANDERS
The referees did not throw a flag against St. Brown during the game. It was unclear whether officials saw the receiver’s initial actions. However, Payne’s punch was seen, causing him to be kicked out.
Payne was not in uniform Sunday as he served a one-game suspension during Washington’s 16-13 overtime loss to the Miami Dolphins in the NFL’s first-ever game in Madrid.
Daron Payne (94) of the Washington Commanders leaves the field at halftime during an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders at Northwest Stadium on September 21, 2025 in Landover, Maryland. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
St. Brown made headlines during last week’s game at Northwest Stadium when it performed a touchdown dance in celebration. After catching a 9-yard pass from quarterback Jared Goff in the first quarter, St. Brown broke into a dance that served as a nod to President Donald Trump, who was in attendance at the game.
Trump became the first sitting U.S. president to attend a regular-season NFL game since Jimmy Carter in 1978.
Detroit Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown (14) celebrates a touchdown against the Washington Commanders during the first half at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Maryland, Sunday, November 9, 2025. (Junfu Han/USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images)
St. Brown then addressed his actions and apologized to anyone who may have taken issue with his dance selection.
“If I offended anyone, I apologize. I didn’t mean to offend anyone. It’s just us having fun,” the Lions forward said on the “St. Brown Podcast,” co-hosted by his brother Equanimeous St. Brown. “If a president had gone to that game, if he had a dance, I would have done it. It had nothing to do with who the president was.”
St. Brown has 693 receiving yards and has eight touchdowns this season. The Philadelphia Eagles host the Lions on Sunday night.
