This is going to be a big story in the morning. For those of you who did not stay up late, Garrett ripped the helmet off of Mason Rudolph and swung it at him, connecting with Rudolph's head. Rudolph seems fine, but the act itself was incredibly dangerous and Garrett might have an unprecedented suspension coming his way. Possibly season ending.
And Pouncey, although I can't blame him, went nuts on Garrett with punches and kicked him in the head and neck area while he was pinned. All of this and there was :08 seconds left in the game.
And these two teams play again in two weeks.
This is the most Browns thing ever. The defense just played a great game, Mayfield was good, they ran the ball well, and physically beat a division rival they hadn't beaten in what, 5 years I think Joe Buck said? They get a huge win, the game is ending, and their best defensive player puts himself in a situation where he may not play again this season.
This is worse than Haynesworth.
He could have killed Rudolph. Or broken his neck.
You do something like that, no second chances. Goodbye.
I'm guessing he's suspended for the rest of the season
It will be interesting to see how this is viewed by the NFL. I think it may end up being an indefinite suspension to start. Personally I do not expect him to be on the field again this season. I doubt there will be any arrests but maybe their should be in all honesty. This can't happen. And yeah, he could've killed him. Especially horrible knowing Rudolph had that devastating concussion earlier in the season.
He could have killed Rudolph. Or broken his neck.
You do something like that, no second chances. Goodbye.
Amen Assault Life time Ban he is trash !
If Rudolph had a concussion earlier this season, then he probably shouldn't have tried to rip Garrett's helmet off.
Yeah, that's pretty bad. Can't remember ever anything like that in 50 years of watching the NFL.
Wonder WTF set him off?
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If he doesn't get at least three games I'll be very surprised.
I'm guessing he's suspended for the rest of the season
Hey, the more the better.
I agree that Mason should have walked away but heat of the moment, Myles should have just dropped the helmet but he decided hes Myles Garrett so he doesn't have to.
Rudolph was idiotic. I didn't think the hit was late, really, it was a clean hit, and I think that was frustration by Rudolph after a difficult loss where he got hit a lot and had a lot of turnovers.
But that's a penalty, maybe a fine.
Swinging a helmet at a dude's unprotected head is obviously on a completely different level.
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Especially horrible knowing Rudolph had that devastating concussion earlier in the season.
If Rudolph had a concussion earlier this season, then he probably shouldn't have tried to rip Garrett's helmet off.
Yep Rudolph ignited the fire
Garrett’s act is inexcusable. But lifetime ban? Were people saying that when Beckham helmet speared an unsuspecting Norman. How about pitchers beaning hitters with 100 mph heaters intentionally
It's not supposed to help someone who would do what he just did. And it might help someone. It might open other players' eyes that if you're going to do something like that, be ready to pay for it with your career in the NFL.
It's not gonna happen. But you can make an argument that it should.
Yep Rudolph ignited the fire
I'm not defending Garrett. He literally tried to assault someone with a weapon. However, Rudolph overreacted to a late hit that was hardly Jim McMahon being bodyslammed.
Don't committ assault on live tv?
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Yep Rudolph ignited the fire
I'm not defending Garrett. He literally tried to assault someone with a weapon. However, Rudolph overreacted to a late hit that was hardly Jim McMahon being bodyslammed.
Garrett should not be condoned. His actions will overshadow Rudolph’s. What if it was a black qb, Cam for example, in place of rudolph
The hit where he took Siemian out for the year was his second roughing-the-passer penalty of the game and the second time he went after Siemian knowing he was going to get the penalty and did not care.
Garrett wanted to take Siemian out. The Jets were already helpless to move the ball and would be even more helpless with a third string QB.
So who cares about a 15 yard penalty? Or two?
Garrett did not get ejected from that game because the NFL doesn't really care about player safety.
We'll see how much they care about appearances in this case.
Yes. You do something that could kill someone on the field, you lose your job for good. He can't ever see an NFL field again.
Why does anyone on earth think Garrett deserves to play another down in the NFL.
He easily could have killed him.
Trying to get his hand out? Come on. Rudolph grabbed the back of Garrett's helmet and nearly pulls it off.
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Yep Rudolph ignited the fire
I'm not defending Garrett. He literally tried to assault someone with a weapon. However, Rudolph overreacted to a late hit that was hardly Jim McMahon being bodyslammed.
Garrett should not be condoned. His actions will overshadow Rudolph’s. What if it was a black qb, Cam for example, in place of rudolph
I don't see race being an element in this at all.
I think there would be no change in the outrage of Garrett's actions. Nor the level of criticism of Rudolph's. One guy was stupid and overreacted, causing more stupidity. But the outcome of Garrett's actions could've been a dead football player on live TV.
Hyperbole? I don't know, but that was incredibly dangerous, and has nothing to do with race.
It looked like that to me too and Aikman seemed to think that was the case as well.
The hit where he took Siemian out for the year was his second roughing-the-passer penalty of the game and the second time he went after Siemian knowing he was going to get the penalty and did not care.
The Trevor Semian hit was WAY dirtier than the hit that started this fracas. All he got was a fine.
Only a bad person with a mind that works like that of a criminal would think to do that. That's harsh but I don't know how else to put it.
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No excuse for trying to assault Rudolph, but that's the entire story.
Rudolph was idiotic. I didn't think the hit was late, really, it was a clean hit, and I think that was frustration by Rudolph after a difficult loss where he got hit a lot and had a lot of turnovers.
But that's a penalty, maybe a fine.
Swinging a helmet at a dude's unprotected head is obviously on a completely different level.
The initial hit was fine, it was the 3-4 seconds of Garrett trying to twist him down that wasn't
For life? He is free to seek employment outside of a multi million dollar sports league. It would help deter any other assholes from pissing their genetic lottery ticket away.
"His right hand was stuck" is unequivocally incorrect. If you mean Mason's left hand...I guess it's possible, but it doesn't look like it to me. It looks like Mason was trying to rip Garrett's helmet off.
Doesn't excuse Garrett in any way from ASSAULTING Rudolph with his own helmet, but the "his hand was stuck" argument seems bogus.
Really? What a great human? Baker got it right post game in his comments.
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spoke for 5 minutes and never once did he apologize to Rudolph. He doesn't care what he did. He's a thug.
Really? What a great human? Baker got it right post game in his comments.
Well Baker post post interview was not great. Blamed the media for how they are being viewed and blamed the media for why everyone hates them