Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster's one-game suspension was upheld Tuesday evening.
NFL insider Adam Caplan reported the news, noting appeals officer James Thrash upheld the ruling after an appeal was heard Tuesday afternoon.
The suspension was levied for a blindside block Smith-Schuster unleashed on Cincinnati Bengals linebacker Vontaze Burfict in Monday's 23-20 Steelers' win. The USC product was penalized for the hit and issued another flag for standing over Burfict and taunting him.
NFL vice president of football communications Michael Signora provided a league statement Tuesday noting Smith-Schuster and Bengals defensive back George Iloka—who hit wide receiver Antonio Brown helmet-to-helmet in the end zone—were each suspended one game:
"I was just playing to the whistle," Smith-Schuster said, per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.