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Report: Jack Jones, Josh Palmer Suspensions Not Expected from Raiders-Chargers Fight

Doric Sam

The players involved in a fight near the end of Sunday's game between the Los Angeles Chargers and Las Vegas Raiders reportedly won't face any further punishments.

Per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero, no suspensions are expected to come from the NFL for any of the players who took part in the scuffle, including Chargers receiver Joshua Palmer and Raiders cornerback Jack Jones, both of whom were ejected from the game.

The fracas began after the Raiders stopped Chargers running back Gus Edwards on a two-point conversion with 3:40 left in the fourth quarter of Los Angeles' 22-10 win.

Palmer ran to assist wide receiver Ladd McConkey in blocking Raiders safety Marcus Epps, but Jones ran behind them to help Epps. He and Palmer got entangled outside of the end zone, causing multiple players from both teams to jump in and try to break things up, leading to other separate fights.

Palmer said after the game that he "got punched a lot" but didn't throw a punch himself, so he was surprised he received an ejection.

"They came and started throwing punches, but we're not going to be punching bags," Palmer said, per ESPN's Kris Rhim. "So we had to defend ourselves."

Palmer added that he believes the Raiders took exception to how aggressively the Chargers receivers were blocking, but he doesn't hold any ill feelings toward the AFC West rivals.

"It's not personal. There's no bad blood," Palmer said. "UFC guys beat up each other for a living, then they go back and shake hands. Especially in football, it's nothing like that. But it's not personal at all. We just do our job as hard as we can. We're not trying to hurt anybody."

The Chargers will try to keep the momentum going when they visit the Carolina Panthers in Week 2, while the Raiders will try to bounce back against the Baltimore Ravens.

   

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