The NFL may have reinstated Myles Garrett from an indefinite suspension, which lasted six games, but the Cleveland Browns defensive end still has an unresolved conflict with Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph. The argument continued on Twitter on Saturady.
Garrett told ESPN in a recent interview that Rudolph used a racial slur during a play in Week 11’s Thursday night game the ended with the fight. Garrett provided the same context while meeting with the NFL about the incident in 2019. Garrett, of course, ripped off the quarterback’s helmet during the incident and then struck Rudolph with that helmet. It was a part of an ugly brawl. In the ESPN interview, the Browns defensive end didn’t excuse himself completely: “There’s nothing that I can say or do to justifying what I did on that day.”
Rudolph saw Garrett’s interview with ESPN on Twitter, and he responded: “I did not, have not, and would not utter a racial-slur.”
1000% False.
Bold-Faced Lie.
I did not, have not, and would not utter a racial-slur.
This is a disgusting and reckless attempt to assassinate my character. https://t.co/mZcEcC0tCl
— Mason Rudolph (@Rudolph2Mason) February 15, 2020
Following Garrett’s interview, Rudolph’s agency Younger and Associates tweeted a statement claiming that Garrett “is now exposed to legal liability.” It seems extremely unlikely, however, that this dispute goes to court, per Sports Illustrated’s legal expert Michael McCann.
There will likely be no way of settling the two different accounts of the situation, which makes understanding the conflict all the more complicated. We know Garrett swung a helmet at another player, and we know he served a six-game suspension for his actions. Garrett and Rudolph will likely spend the rest of their NFL careers trying to prove their character.
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