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Rams player suspended for punch & kicker cut by club

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Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Alaric Jackson was suspended for two games by the NFL after punching Buffalo Bills linebacker Bradley Chubb following a game, while kicker Harrison Mevis has been released by the team. Jackson's suspension will keep him out of the upcoming games against Arizona Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders. The Rams also signed Blake Grupe from the New York Jets' practice squad to replace Mevis, citing his poor performance in recent matches that "cost us the game," according to head coach Sean McVay.
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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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Jackson PERSON · 3× Mevis PERSON · 3× Rams ORG · 3× Bills ORG · 2× Chubb PERSON · 2× NFL ORG · 2× Alaric Jackson PERSON · 1× Harrison Mevis PERSON · 1× the Buffalo Bills ORG · 1× the Los Angeles Rams' ORG · 1×

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- Published The fallout from the Los Angeles Rams' defeat by the Buffalo Bills rumbled on as offensive lineman Alaric Jackson was suspended for punching an opponent while kicker Harrison Mevis has been released.
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🔮 Jackson is now set to miss the Rams' next two games against the Arizona Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders.
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Rams player suspended for punch & kicker cut by club · assertive framing

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- Published The fallout from the Los Angeles Rams' defeat by the Buffalo Bills rumbled on as offensive lineman Alaric Jackson was suspended for punching an opponent while kicker Harrison Mevis has been released. asserted
Mevis → publish → opponent
Jackson was handed a two-game ban by the NFL after he struck Bills linebacker Bradley Chubb following Monday's 37-34 overtime loss. asserted
he → hand → loss
Chubb was talking to players from both teams near midfield when Jackson approached him and punched him in the jaw. asserted
Jackson → talk → jaw
"It's just emotions, you know what I mean? asserted
I → know → what
Emotional game, it was a close game," Chubb said. asserted
Chubb → say → ?
Jackson is now set to miss the Rams' next two games against the Arizona Cardinals and Las Vegas Raiders. asserted
Jackson → set → Cardinals
Meanwhile, the Rams have decided to cut Mevis and sign fellow kicker Blake Grupe from the New York Jets' practice squad. asserted
Rams → decide → squad
Mevis missed a field goal in regulation and had another attempt blocked in overtime against the Bills, which Rams head coach Sean McVay said "cost us the game". asserted
McVay → miss → game
"The kicking game, especially with our PAT, field goal, not even close to good enough," McVay said. asserted
McVay → say → PAT
Mevis, 24, has made five of his past nine field goal attempts, including only one of his last four across the past two games. asserted
Mevis → make → games
Grupe, 27, has converted 81.9% of his field goals and 98% of his extra-point attempts in 50 NFL games with the New Orleans Saints and Indianapolis Colts. asserted
Grupe → convert → Saints
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