Rams player suspended for punch & kicker cut by club
The Los Angeles Rams have suspended offensive lineman Alaric Jackson for two games after he punched Buffalo Bills linebacker Bradley Chubb following the Rams’ 37-34 overtime defeat. The club has also released kicker Harrison Mevis, whose missed and blocked field-goal attempts contributed to the loss.
Jackson is set to miss games against the Arizona Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders. Mevis, 24, had made five of his past nine field-goal attempts, including one of four over the previous two games. The Rams have signed Blake Grupe, 27, from the New York Jets’ practice squad; he has converted 81.9% of field goals and 98% of extra points in 50 NFL games.
- Jackson receives a two-game ban for punching Bradley Chubb.
- The Rams release kicker Harrison Mevis after costly misses.
- Blake Grupe joins the team from the Jets’ practice squad.
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The Los Angeles Rams are a professional American football team in the NFL, where games are decided by scoring touchdowns and kicking field goals and extra points. Offensive linemen such as Alaric Jackson protect their team’s quarterback and help create space for attacking plays, while kickers handle scoring attempts after a play ends.
The Rams’ opponents in this game were the Buffalo Bills, whose defenders try to stop those attacks; Bradley Chubb is a Bills linebacker. A team can suspend a player for breaking conduct rules, while releasing a player ends his contract with the club. The Rams have brought in Blake Grupe, a kicker with previous NFL experience, after releasing Harrison Mevis.