The United Football League has suspended wide receiver Samson Nacua for one game after slapping a fan across the face.
Samson Nacua, who plays for the Michigan Panthers, was suspended for one game without pay for his actions.
A video of the altercation shows a fan and Nacua getting in a verbal argument when all of a sudden, Nacua reaches into the stands and slaps the fan.
Watch the moment it went down here:
Michigan Panther’s Samson Nacua (Puka Nacua’s brother) smacks a Battlehawks fan at the end of the game on Saturday.
The @TheUFL cant let this go unpunished. Bush league move towards the best fans in the league and the only reason it’s still alive. pic.twitter.com/2yYG0eG1Us
— Thomas Welch (@twelcher15) April 27, 2025
Per Yahoo Sports:
The United Football League has suspended Michigan Panthers wide receiver Samson Nacua for one game without pay, the league’s executive vice president of football operations Daryl Johnston announced Tuesday.
Nacua’s suspension comes after he was involved in an altercation with a fan following Michigan’s 32-27 Week 5 loss to the St. Louis Battlehawks on Saturday, April 26. The incident began as a shouting match but ended with Nacua slapping the fan across the face before walking away.
Below is a video of the incident, during which Nacua was accompanied by his teammate, Adonis Alexander, who pointed and laughed at the fan Nacua slapped.
Nacua’s suspension will take place in Week 6, ahead of the 3-2 Panthers’ matchup with the league-leading, 4-1 DC Defenders. He will also “participate in community service events to be arranged by the league,” as the UFL announced in a statement.
Nacua is a three-year spring football veteran who is in his second year with the Panthers after spending the 2023 campaign with the now-defunct Pittsburgh Maulers. He ranks third on the Panthers in catches (7), receiving yards (116) and is one of six Michigan players to catch a touchdown this season.
Insane: UFL player Samson Nacua SLAPPED a fan in the face during a postgame altercation.
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Puka Nacua's brother could be in serious trouble. pic.twitter.com/CgyCCgzui8
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) April 27, 2025
Per ESPN:
The UFL has suspended Michigan Panthers receiver Samson Nacua for one game after he slapped a fan during an altercation following Saturday’s 32-27 loss to the St. Louis Battlehawks, the league announced Tuesday.
ADVERTISEMENTNacua, who also agreed to participate in community service, will miss Sunday’s game against the D.C. Defenders.
Video of the confrontation showed Nacua exchanging words with a fan who was leaning over a railing in the Dome at America’s Center. Nacua lunged toward the fan and appeared to slap his face. Receiver Adonis Alexander was standing nearby.
Nacua, 27, is the brother of Los Angeles Rams receiver Puka Nacua. Another brother, Kai Nacua, is a safety for the Michigan Panthers.
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