Kennedy - who was never kicked out of the game by security that day - read a statement saying the lawsuit was not filed out of anger, but for truth.

After getting in an altercation on the sidelines of Ford Field, Detroit Lions fan Ryan Kennedy is officially taking Pittsburgh Steelers receiver DK Metcalf and several others — including Ford Field — to court and seeking an excess of $100 million in damages.

DK Metcalf’s physical confrontation with a Detroit Lions fan will see him miss the rest of the regular season. It also resulted in him forfeiting more than $555,000 in salary. But the impact went well beyond that. The two-game suspension for what the NFL ...

Kennedy's lawyer Jon Marko announced the suit for defamation, negligence and other claims after Kenney was “branded a racist in national media."

In Week 16, the Lions suffered a 29-24 loss to the Steelers that was full of controversy. Not only was the way the game ended the subject of much criticism, but a clip emerged of Metcalf grabbing a fan in the stands, later identified as Kennedy, before ...

Dec. 31—Two things are true: One, Steelers receiver DK Metcalf lost his mind and severely damaged his team by swiping at that idiot fan in Detroit. Two, the NFL went overboard by suspending Metcalf for a whopping two games, ignoring recent precedent and ...