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Rams' Alaric Jackson suspended 2 games for striking Bills LB Bradley Chubb after Monday night game

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Beacham, G. (2026, October 14). Rams' Alaric Jackson suspended 2 games for striking Bills LB Bradley Chubb after Monday night game. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/rams-alaric-jackson-suspended-2-games-for-striking-bills-lb-bradley-chubb-after-monday-night-game/article_d07054bd-763a-5aee-aec4-cd5b1ad93a82.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-14 · by Greg Beacham

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Rams starting left tackle Alaric Jackson has been suspended for two games without pay by the NFL for striking Buffalo Bills linebacker Bradley Chubb after a game on Monday night. The incident occurred at SoFi Stadium following the Bills' 37-34 overtime victory over the Rams. Jackson will miss upcoming games against Arizona and Las Vegas, with veteran David Quessenberry stepping in as the starting left tackle during his absence. Coach Sean McVay expressed disappointment but indicated he would appeal the suspension on behalf of Jackson.
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Summary of Developments

Current Status: Alaric Jackson will now miss only the game against Arizona and is eligible to return for Week 7 (October 25) against Las Vegas. The Rams' starting left tackle position will be filled by veteran David Quessenberry during this suspension period.

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“Article A describes the initial suspension of Alaric Jackson, while Article B covers the appeal process and reduction of his punishment.”
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Greg Beacham
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🔮 Brook Lopez, their 38-year-old backup center, scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half for the Clips, who couldn’t overcome 26 turnovers.
🔮 “Clutch will be missed and remembered forever.”
🔮 McVay didn’t disagree with the notion that the Rams might have still been affected by their heartbreaking overtime loss to the Buffalo Bills six days earlier while they stumbled and bumbled their way through Sunday’s two-point loss to a rebuilding NFC West rival.
🔮 Cornerback Trent McDuffie has a groin injury that could prevent him from playing in the Los Angeles Rams’ game against Arizona on Sunday.
🔮 The Rams’ passing attack remains the NFL’s most productive, and running back Kyren Williams has emerged as a force with 27 receptions already, just nine shy of his career high for a season.
🔮 Jackson will appeal the league’s ruling, Rams coach Sean McVay said.
🔮 Grupe will be the Rams’ fifth kicker in four seasons since the departure of Matt Gay, the kicker for their Super Bowl-winning team in the 2021 season. ___
🔮 Coach Sean McVay said Thursday that the team isn’t sure whether its high-priced trade acquisition will be ready to return to practice when his minimum four weeks on injured reserve are up next week.
🔮 After fending off the surging Padres in four tight games decided by a combined five runs, the 103-win Brewers will get an NLCS rematch with the Los Angeles Dodgers, who eliminated Atlanta on Wednesday. Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a 429-foot homer on an otherwise tepid offensive night for the Padres, who repeatedly tested the majors’ best regular-season team before falling short of only the fourth NLCS appearance in team history. One night after the Padres avoided elimination in Game 3, Milwaukee claimed its first road playoff win since the 2018 NLCS by sticking to its season-long formula for success.
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Jackson PERSON · 14× Rams ORG · 12× NFL ORG · 5× Chubb PERSON · 4× McVay PERSON · 3× Bills ORG · 2× Quessenberry PERSON · 2× Alaric Jackson PERSON · 1× Buffalo GPE · 1× LOS ANGELES GPE · 1×

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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.
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🔮 Jackson will appeal the league’s ruling, Rams coach Sean McVay said.

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Rams starting left tackle Alaric Jackson has been suspended for two games without pay for striking Buffalo linebacker Bradley Chubb in the face after their teams’ overtime game Monday night. asserted
Jackson → start → game
The NFL announced the suspension Tuesday for Jackson, who is slated to miss Los Angeles’ games against Arizona and Las Vegas. asserted
who → announce → Arizona
Jackson will appeal the league’s ruling, Rams coach Sean McVay said. asserted
McVay → appeal → ruling
“Have to make better decisions than that,” McVay said. asserted
McVay → have → that
“I spoke with him. asserted
I → speak → him
We’ll keep that in-house. ... asserted
We → keep → house
I want to understand the totality of the situation. asserted
I → want → situation
I’m not condoning by any means, but I want to gather all the information.” asserted
I → condone → information
David Quessenberry will be the Rams’ starting left tackle during Jackson’s absence, McVay said. asserted
McVay → say → absence
The 36-year-old veteran has played only 128 offensive snaps over the previous two seasons, and he hasn’t started an NFL game since 2023. asserted
he → play → 2023
Jackson struck Chubb after the two exchanged words following the Bills’ 37-34 overtime victory over the Rams at SoFi Stadium. asserted
two → strike → Stadium
In a press release, the league called Jackson’s blow “an act of unsportsmanlike conduct.” asserted
league → call → conduct
Jackson was doing a jersey swap with another Bills player when Chubb had words with him and walked away. asserted
Chubb → do → him
Jackson followed and confronted Chubb before throwing a strike that knocked Chubb’s hat off his head. asserted
that → follow → head
Teammates quickly separated the two, but Jackson was already in trouble yet again. asserted
Jackson → separate → trouble
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. asserted
Jackson → arrest → 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. asserted
NFL → assign → incident
He was sued in 2025 by a woman who alleged he recorded sexual acts with her on his phone without her consent. asserted
he → sue → 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. asserted
Jackson → reveal → policy
Jackson, a Canadian-American dual citizen, is one of the Rams’ longest-tenured players. asserted
Jackson → tenure → players
He won a Super Bowl ring as a backup lineman in February 2022. asserted
He → win → February
The Rams re- asserted
Rams → re → ?
Jackson’s absence is potentially serious for the Rams because they don’t have a trusted backup at the most important position on their offensive line. asserted
they → have → line
Despite being the Rams’ putative backup to both tackle positions, Quessenberry only took 10 offensive snaps for the Rams last year — and none yet this year. asserted
Quessenberry → take → Rams
When Jackson missed one game last season, the Rams played relatively new signee DJ Humphries instead of Quessenberry, who was a full-time NFL starter for just one season with Tennessee in 2021. asserted
who → miss → 2021
McVay said the Rams are hopeful Trost will be in game shape soon. asserted
Trost → say → shape
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