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10/14 20:39 CDT Rams lineman Alaric Jackson has suspension reduced to 1 game
for punching Bills' Chubb
Rams lineman Alaric Jackson has suspension reduced to 1 game for punching
Bills' Chubb
By The Associated Press
Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Alaric Jackson to had his two-game
suspension for punching a member of the Buffalo Bills reduced to one game on
Wednesday after appealing the initial ruling.
Hearing officer Derrick Brooks, jointly appointed by the NFL and the NFLPA,
reduced the suspension.
Jackson was disciplined without pay for striking Buffalo linebacker Bradley
Chubb in the face after their teams' overtime game Monday night. He will not
play in the Rams' game against Arizona on Sunday, but now will be eligible for
the Oct. 25 game at Las Vegas.
David Quessenberry will be the Rams' starting left tackle against the Cardinals.
Jackson struck Chubb after the two exchanged words following the Bills' 37-34
overtime victory over the Rams at SoFi Stadium.
Jackson was doing a jersey swap with another Bills player when Chubb had words
with him and walked away. Jackson followed and confronted Chubb before throwing
a strike that knocked Chubb's hat off his head.
Teammates quickly separated the two, but Jackson was already in trouble yet
again.
Jackson was arrested on June 9 on suspicion of felony domestic violence after a
confrontation with a woman at his home in the San Fernando Valley. His case was
assigned for a prefiling diversion that likely allows him to avoid criminal
charges, but the NFL has yet to announce a decision on possible league
discipline for that incident.
He was sued in 2025 by a woman who alleged he recorded sexual acts with her on
his phone without her consent. The incident, which wasn't publicly revealed
until the lawsuit was filed, led to Jackson being suspended for the first two
games of the 2024 season for an undisclosed violation of the NFL's personal
conduct policy.
Jackson, a Canadian-American dual citizen, is one of the Rams' longest-tenured
players. He won a Super Bowl ring as a backup lineman in February 2022.
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AP Pro Football Writer Rob Maaddi contributed to this report.
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