Mason Rudolph May Take Legal Action Against Myles Garrett Following Racial Slur Claims
Written by SOURCE on February 16, 2020
Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph may explore legal action against Myles Garrett.
On Saturday, Rudolph’s attorney, Tim Younger, tweeted out a statement claiming that Garrett “exposed” himself to “legal liability” during his recent interview with ESPN.
“We waited to hear the entire interview,” Younger wrote. “Garrett, after originally apologizing to Mason Rudolph, has made the ill-advised choice of publishing the belated and false accusation that Mr. Rudolph uttered a racial slur on the night in question. Note that Mr. Garrett claims that Mr. Rudolph uttered the slur simultaneously with being taken down, and before Mr. Garrett committed a battery by strike Mr. Rudolph on the head with a 6 lb helmet. … it is Mr. Garrett who has decided to utter this defamatory statement — in California. He is now exposed to legal liability.”
During his ESPN interview, Garrett claimed that Rudolph called him a “stupid N-word” which sparked the helmet-swinging brawl.
“When he said it, it kind of sparked something, but I still tried to let it go and still walk away. But once he came back, it kind of reignited the situation,” Garrett said. “And not only have you escalated things past what they needed to be with such little time in the game left, now you’re trying to re-engage and start a fight again. It’s definitely not entirely his fault, it’s definitely both parties doing something that we shouldn’t have been doing.”
This is not the first time Garrett has blamed the incident on a racially charged comment. The Nov. 14 altercation, those close to Garrett went on record explaining that the defensive end was angered by a racial slur made by Rudolph.
After hearing Garrett’s comments to ESPN, Rudolph took to Twitter where he called the accusations “1000% False” and a “Bold-Faced Lie.”
“I did not, have not, and would not utter a racial-slur,” Rudolph wrote. “This is a disgusting and reckless attempt to assassinate my character.”
Steelers coach, Mike Tomlin, also came to Rudolph’s defense. He claimed to have been on the field shortly after the altercation and “received no indication of anything racial or anything of that nature in those interactions.”
Myles Garrett was reinstated by the NFL last week. He is now cleared to participate in the Browns’ first voluntary team activities which will take place in April.
