LOS ANGELES — The NFL has suspended Los Angeles Rams offensive lineman Alaric Jackson two games without pay for punching Buffalo Bills pass rusher Bradley Chubb following Monday night's game, according to a report from Aaron Wilson. The discipline follows Buffalo's chaotic 37-34 victory over Los Angeles, which dropped the Rams to 2-3 on the season.
The incident occurred at midfield during the traditional postgame handshakes and jersey exchanges while Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen was conducting an interview nearby. According to the report, a verbal exchange between Jackson and Chubb turned heated and after Chubb initially walked away, Jackson confronted him and connected with a quick right to the jaw that came seemingly out of nowhere. Jackson had completed a jersey exchange and had a Bills shirt in his hand as he walked down Chubb and the discussion escalated. After the incident, Chubb told the California Post he "chilled" after the punch: "It was a close game. And, you know, they always catch the second guy, so I let him swing and my teammates held me back and I just chilled."
The loss dropped Los Angeles to 2-3. The Rams face the Arizona Cardinals and the Las Vegas Raiders over the next two weeks, the span Jackson is now set to miss. The matchup was Bills outlasting the Rams 37-34 after a blocked field goal Monday night.
Jackson was previously suspended two games by the NFL in 2024 for violating the league's personal conduct policy following a lawsuit filed by a woman alleging he recorded her without her consent during a sexual encounter. He was also arrested on suspicion of felony domestic violence in June 2026 and charged with conduct involving a person who "willfully inflicts physical or corporal injury resulting in a 'traumatic condition' on an intimate partner." Ultimately, criminal charges were not filed and the matter was assigned to a pre-filing diversion program by the Los Angeles City Attorney's Office, and Jackson was not suspended by the NFL as a result of that decision.