Baker Mayfield calls Myles Garrett’s helmet attack ‘inexcusable’ in somber interview

“He’s going to going get suspended. We don’t know how long and that hurts our team.”

Baker Mayfield was blunt and somber as he addressed Myles Garrett’s mindless violence in the final moments of the Cleveland Browns’ win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football.

Garrett ripped the helmet off quarterback Mason Rudolph’s head, and began hitting him with it. Rudolph said he was fine after the game. But Garrett’s actions immediately spurred violence all over the field. Steelers offensive linemen David DeCastro and Maurice Pouncey responded by punching and kicking Garrett in the head. It was the most violent and disgusting display in recent memory in the NFL.

“That’s inexcusable,” Mayfield said in an interview on the field on the FOX Sports broadcast immediately after the game. “I don’t care — rivalry or not — you can’t do that. That’s kind of our history here: hurting yourself. That’s just endangering the other team. That’s inexcusable. He knows that — I hope he does now. It’s just tough.”

Mayfield added: “I don’t think there’s anything in that moment that I can say to calm him down. The reality is, he’s going to going get suspended. We don’t know how long, and that hurts our team. We can’t do that. We can’t continue to hurt our team.”

Here’s a look at the full incident, including what seems to be the interaction that started it. It looks like Garrett’s hit on Rudolph lead to some wrestling on the ground, during which Rudolph attempted to take off Garrett’s helmet. That’s when Garrett borough their fight to a totally different scale.

Rudolph spoke out against Garrett after the game and said it was “pretty cowardly” and “pretty bush league.”

No doubt, Garrett will face a suspension. His actions are likely to bring a severe response from the NFL, which is trying and apparently failing to fix their image issues.

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