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Current, former Giants react to Myles Garrett meltdown

Current and former members of the New York Giants reacted to Myles Garrett hitting Mason Rudolph in the head with a helmet.

Cleveland Browns edge rusher Myles Garrett went off the rails during a Thursday Night Football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, ripping the helmet off of quarterback Mason Rudolph before proceeding to strike him in the head with it.

The incident sparked field-wide chaos including several isolated fights, leading to multiple ejections and what will amount to some serious suspensions and fines.

After the games, Garrett faced the media and took responsibility for his action. Former New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. joined him in shouldering the blame on behalf of the Browns, saying that incidents like that have no place in football.

“It’s not what direction we’re headed in as an organization,” Beckham said, via Browns Wire. “It just was not where we’ve been going. And it does feel like we lost the game.”

Several other current and former members of the Giants reacted during and after the event as well.

Just a crazy scene — one unlike the NFL has ever seen before.

Arian Foster calls out NFL fans for being hypocrites over Myles Garrett attack

Arian Foster spoke out about the Myles Garrett attack on Mason Rudolph, pointing out that NFL fans like violence when it’s within rules.

The Browns’ Myles Garrett could face a lengthy suspension for an on-field fight during Thursday Night Football, when he removed the helmet of Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph and then hit Rudolph over the head with the helmet.

Fans were outraged. Rudolph called it “bush league.” A lot of people were very upset.

Former NFL running back Arian Foster wasn’t comfortable with any of that, really. On Twitter, Foster called out NFL fans on their hypocrisy, saying they were totally fine with the violence of the sport, as long as it was within the confines of the rules. If violence occurs outside those rules, however, suddenly everyone gets very sanctimonious indeed.

He’s got a good point. Fans lament the days when safeties could head hunt defenseless receivers over the middle, but are ready to suspend Garrett indefinitely because he swung a helmet at a guy. Neither is good, of course, but you can’t really have it both ways.

Because it’s Twitter, a lot of people didn’t seem to understand the point Foster was trying to make, and got furious about it. This only sort of reinforced his point.

We need these lines of demarcation about what is appropriate/inappropriate on a football field, because if we don’t, then we’re just left with the realization that these players are crushing each other’s brains on every play.

Foster went on to talk about how fights like this happen all the time in training camp, and how no one seems to make as big a deal as this when baseball pitchers throw a hard object 100 mph at an opponent’s head. All good points!

The rest of his tweets have some pretty NSFW language, and rather them edit them all out, you can check them out at his Twitter feed.

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Ex-players, current NFL stars react to the Myles Garrett-Mason Rudolph fight

One of the wildest incidents in NFL history overshadowed a big AFC North win for the Cleveland Browns.

Not long after the clock struck midnight in Cleveland, the big win over the Pittsburgh Steelers, the first one in five years, had already been forgotten. The joy of finally overcoming the AFC North rival deflated and distorted into a media-frenzy of questions and moments of dead air—because even the ones who get paid to make sure dead air doesn’t happen were speechless.

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Although the NFL will inevitably over-starch the canvas while trying to iron this debacle out, the courts of public opinion work a little more quickly. Beyond those who have been self-appointed as Measurers of Proper Football Inflating, there were some strong takes from both current and ex-NFL players, no more than 20-some minutes after the ugly (ugliest?) incident occurred:

And then, in the left corner, the man fighting out of Oklahoma State:

In the right corner, fighting out of Texas A&M:

 

Probably the most-reasonable sound clips to come out of this, so far, has been from the coaches:

Those expecting quick and precise justice for this incident might want to hit the breaks, too—there has already been a scorecard debate that judges this bout as more of a push, a “He took my lunch, first!” ordeal.

And no, I don’t think Odell Beckham Jr. was fined for any uniform infractions tonight.

Myles Garrett somehow doesn’t think his ugly attack overshadowed Browns’ win

“A win is a win. … I don’t think it’s overshadowed by what happens in 8 seconds.”

Myles Garrett committed one of the ugliest attacks you’ll ever see in a football game when he ripped off Mason Rudolph’s helmet and struck him in the head with it.

Garrett should be suspended for the rest of the season. His QB, Baker Mayfield, called the attack “inexcusable.” And the NFL world couldn’t believe it.

Which makes Garrett’s comments after the game all the more insane. The former No. 1 pick was asked by a reporter in the locker room about his attack overshadowing a big win by the Browns.

But Garrett didn’t think it overshadowed the win, which is crazy because that’s all anyone’s going to be talking about for a while.

Here he is breaking it down:

Yeah, that’s just wrong. This overshadowed the win. By a lot.

He did, however, call his actions “foolish.”

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Mason Rudolph blasts Myles Garrett for ‘cowardly’ helmet attack

Mason Rudolph blasted Myles Garrett for helmet attack.

Mason Rudolph was lucky to avoid any type of injury when Browns defensive end Myles Garrett ripped off the QB’s helmet and hit him in the head with it in what was one of the ugliest moments in NFL history.

And after the game the Pittsburgh Steelers’ QB didn’t hold back on his thoughts on Garrett and what happened in the final seconds of Cleveland’s win over over the Steelers.

Garrett, who should be suspended for the rest of the season, is very lucky that Rudolph didn’t suffer a serious head injury. An NFL helmet being used as a weapon like that is something we’ve never seen before.

Rudolph sounded off after the game:

Here’s how it went down:

That was very cowardly and bush-league, indeed.

Thankfully, Rudolph is OK.

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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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Myles Garrett needs to be suspended for the rest of season for brutal attack on Mason Rudolph

Myles Garrett’s season should be over.

Thursday night’s Steelers-Browns game was winding down in the final seconds when all of the sudden all heck broke loose and one of the ugliest attacks we’ve seen in an NFL game happened as Cleveland’s Myles Garrett ripped off Mason Rudolph’s helmet and then slammed it into the QB’s head in one very violent action.

And that, right there, should be the last play of the season for the former No. 1 pick, as the NFL needs to immediately step in and lay a heavy suspension on Garrett for such a dangerous and hideous thing to do in an NFL game.

Garrett was tossed from the game and everyone watching was wondering what we just saw.

Check this out:

That could have done some serious harm to Rudolph, who is lucky he didn’t suffer a head injury in the fracas.

Baker Mayfield called Garrett’s actions inexcusable during the his postgame interview with Erin Andrews and said Garrett will likely be suspended because of it, which was a very honest and somber moment by the leader of the Browns.

Player safety has been a big issue for the NFL and nothing goes against that more than having a defensive lineman attacking a QB with his own helmet.

You gotta think the NFL won’t hesitate to do the right – and only – thing and suspend Garrett for the rest of the season, if not more.

Because this was a very bad moment for the league, a moment that played out on a national television and could have ended with a very serious injury.

Thankfully it didn’t but many people on Twitter agree – suspend him for the rest of the season.

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Myles Garrett starts a brawl after hitting Mason Rudolph with his own helmet

One of the most unacceptable incidents in the NFL in recent memory.

The NFL has hit a new low.

Myles Garrett created a violent rampage in the final moments of the fourth quarter in the Cleveland Browns’ win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday Night Football. After one of the final plays, Garrett ripped the helmet off quarterback Mason Rudolph and used the helmet as a weapon to strike Rudolph in the head. In response, Steelers offensive linemen began punching and kicking Garrett in the head while scrums began to break out over the field.

It was one of the most violent and disgustingly displays in the NFL — and in professional sports — in recent memory. Garrett will doubtlessly receive a large suspension for his actions — and it’s clearly deserved. His rage was completely out of control.

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The Browns had another piece of dirty play on Thursday, with safety Damarious Randall delivering a dirty helmet-to-helmet hit on receiver Diontae Johnson, who was left bleeding from his ear.

The reaction on Twitter was decisive and tumultuous. No one could believe what they were seeing. Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes even weighed in on the insanity.

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Browns safety ejected for dirty hit on Diontae Johnson, and NFL fans were disgusted

A terrible piece of play.

Cleveland Browns safety Damarious Randall was ejected for a hit on Diontae Johnson that left the Pittsburgh Steelers receiver with blood coming out of his ear during Thursday Night Football in Week 11.

In the second half, Johnson couldn’t haul in a target from quarterback Mason Rudolph. After the ball fell through the receiver’s hands, Randall came flying in with his head forward for a helmet-to-helmet hit on Johnson. He was down on the field for a long time, but eventually walked slowly off the field with significant help from trainers.

Simply: there is no place for that kind of hit in the NFL. It’s exactly the kind of hit that the NFL has attempted to ban. The ejection was absolutely justified for what was clearly and illegal hit and probably a piece of dirty play.

Here’s a scary look at his ear after the hit.

CAUTION: the video shows blood.

Johnson’s injury followed concussions to receiver JuJu Smith-Schuster and linebacker Ola Adeniyi, among other injuries to Pittsburgh players.

NFL fans and media members were particularly outspoken in their reaction to the hit on Johnson. They were clearly disgusted.

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How to Watch Steelers vs. Browns, NFL Week 11 Live Stream, Schedule, TV Channel, Start Time

Watch Steelers vs. Browns Live Online.

The Pittsburgh Steelers (5-4) and Cleveland Browns (3-6) meet Thursday night for a primetime AFC North showdown. It’s a rivalry that dates back to 1950 with the Steelers leading the all-time series 75-58-1. That one tie came last year, 21-21, in their first meeting of the season, but Pittsburgh won the next round, 33-18, at home. Both teams are in the middle of the standings and can inch closer to the Ravens with a victory.

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Steelers vs. Browns

  •  When: Thursday, November 14
  •  Time: 8:20 p.m. ET
  •  TV: FOX
  • Live Stream: fuboTV (watch for free)

A 1-4 start and Ben Roethlisberger, the face of the franchise, out with a season-ending injury wasn’t exactly what Steeler Nation had envisioned to begin the season. However, Pittsburgh has turned things around and has won its last four games, including a 17-12 victory over the Rams. Mason Rudolph threw for 242 yards and one touchdown. James Washington led the team with six catches for 90 yards and one touchdown. The Steelers are averaging just over 21 points per game but rank near the bottom in total yards, passing yards and rushing yards per game. That didn’t stop coach Mike Tomlin, who made a gutsy 4th and 1 call with the team leading 14-12. That confidence may be the spark they needed for a shot at the playoffs.

Defensively, Rams quarterback Jared Goff was limited to just 243 yards and two interceptions. The Steelers’ defense sacked Goff four times in the game and forced three turnovers. Mark Barron racked up 10 tackles, while Joe Haden added seven tackles and an interception. Javon Hargrave and T.J. Watt were in Goff’s face throughout the game. Hargrave finished with seven tackles and one sack with Watt adding five tackles and two sacks to the stat sheet. They will face a versatile Browns offense that has playmakers in running back Nick Chubb and wide receivers Odell Beckham Jr. and Jarvis Landry.

The Buffalo Bills had a chance to tie the game against the Browns on Sunday, but instead, the field goal attempt missed with 22 seconds left, and Cleveland had a renewed sense of hope for its season. The Browns snapped a four-game losing streak with the 19-16 road win. Baker Mayfield completed 26 of 38 passes for 238 yards and two touchdowns. Nick Chubb rushed for 116 yards, his fourth 100+ yard game this season, which brought his season total to 919 yards– third-best in the NFL. With Kareem Hunt back as well, the Browns have a 1-2 punch at running back. Jarvis Landry led the team with nine catches for 97 yards, while Odell Beckham Jr. added five more for 57 yards.

Cleveland’s defense held Josh Allen to 266 yards passing and no touchdowns. The Browns rank seventh in the NFL against the pass. Myles Garrett has racked up ten sacks and will look to attack a weak offensive line for the Steelers, much the same away Aaron Donald and the Rams did a week ago.

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