Browns pass rusher Myles Garrett send shockwaves across the sporting world on Thursday Night Football when he ripped Mason Rudolph’s helmet right off the Steelers QB’s head and swung it at him.
Some analysts, fans, and even players have suggested legal action against him.
Like most, the Bills were watching when things unfolded or saw a replay of the action. Buffalo head Sean McDermott is amongst that faction.
“My reaction is, there’s no place in the game for that. Absolutely none,” McDermott said to WGR-550 radio.
The coach said he was so taken aback by what happened, he discussed the incident with his team during a meeting earlier Friday morning.
“We talked about it this morning in a team meeting. Just to make sure we are on the same page. When you take someone’s well-being into your own hands, that’s crossing the line. We like to believe we do things right, that we’re a class organization and it is a physical, aggressive sport. But there is a line,” McDermott said.
“The general message was that we’re an aggressive, physical football team, and within that, there’s going to be some penalties. It’s an aggressive sport. Things get called once in a while. We understand that, I understand that. There’s a line that, as a class organization, you don’t cross,” McDermott added.
Tempers certainly run high during a football game, but even football-lifer types of folks like McDermott are stunned at Garrett’s actions. Many Bills players took to Twitter to say just as much in the moment as well on Thursday. Offensive lineman Jon Feliciano was among them and suggested Garrett’s NFL career could be over.
“Myles Garrett about to be the star player in the XFL,” Feliciano said.
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