Myles Garrett Causes Outrage After Hitting Steelers’ Mason Rudolph With Helmet
Written by SOURCE on November 15, 2019
Thursday night’s game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns turned ugly.
In the final seconds of the fourth quarter, Cleveland’s Myles Garrett was seen ripping off the helmet of Pittsburgh quarterback Mason Rudolph, and then used the helmet to strike Rudolph in the head. Rudolph then threw his hands up as the Steelers linemen proceeded to tackle, punch, and kick Garrett.
The defensive end was ejected from the game along with Browns defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi. Cleveland’s quarterback Baker Mayfield was decidedly critical of Garrett in the post-game interview.
“The reality is, he’s gonna get suspended. We don’t know how long, and that hurts our team. And we can’t do that,” Mayfield said. “We can’t continue to hurt this team. It’s inexcusable.”
Many fans expressed outrage over Garrett’s attack: Troy Aikman called it “barbaric” and TV announcer Joe Buck claimed it was “one of the worst things I’ve ever seen on a professional sports field.”
A lot of viewers and commentators agreed. Many called for Garrett to be suspended or even banned from the league.
You can read reactions to the brawl below.
Garrett didn’t give an excuse for his actions when he was asked about them by reporters in his locker room. “I made a mistake and lost my cool and I regret it,” he said.
