Colts' Zaire Franklin backs suspended Lions safety Brian Branch over JuJu Smith-Schuster fight

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Indianapolis Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin said Detroit Lions safety Brian Branch was doing "the work of the Lord" when he got into it with Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster. 

Branch and Smith-Schuster were at the center of a scrum following the Chiefs’ 30-17 win over the Lions on Sunday, and Franklin was all for it. 

"JuJu needed his a-- whooped," Franklin said during a recent appearance on the "Club 520 Podcast." 

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Indianapolis Colts outside linebacker Zaire Franklin at left. At right, Detroit Lions defensive back Brian Branch (32) fights with Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster (9) while being held back by Kansas City Chiefs players after a game in Kansas City Oct. 12, 2025. (Steve Roberts/Imagn Images; Ed Zurga/AP Photo)

"Let's just go there. ... He's been needing his a-- whooped for a minute. Brian Branch is doing the work of the Lord."

Franklin called Smith-Schuster an "a-----" for how he plays. 

"(Smith-Schuster's) an a-----, bro," Franklin said. "This is my thing, I'm gonna talk greasy to you. We gonna go right up. And when we get that one-on-one, I ain't gonna duck the smoke. So, if I win or lose, it is what it is. He the type that's gonna do all the little weird, sneaky stuff, push you behind the back, go run to the ref ... then try to be cool with you after."

Franklin referenced photos that circulated online after the fight that showed Smith-Schuster with a bloody nose, and he made fun of the Chiefs wide receiver