3 takeaways from the NFL discipline rulings for the Steelers and Browns

The NFL didn’t hold back on their discipline for Thursday night’s game.

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Details are still coming in as to the full discipline the NFL is handing out to the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns after the fight at the end of Thursday night’s game. We know the suspensions for the key players as well as fines for each team. But in the coming days, don’t be surprised if there are more fines handed out once the NFL has a chance to pour over the full video.

Here are three big takeaways from the discipline rulings.

The NFL sent a message with the Garrett suspension

As soon as the fight happened, social media exploded with the outcry to ban Garrett for the season. I honestly never thought the league would actually do it. There is a precedent for this type of activity but it’s never carried this type of punishment. The reason this one was so extreme? He did it to a quarterback.