Tag: Myles Garrett

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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Cleveland players cheered on as Myles Garrett clobbered Mason Rudolph with helmet

The Browns didn’t show much class at the end of Thursday’s game.

If you thought the action on the field at the end of the Pittsburgh Steelers game against the Cleveland Browns was disgusting, there might have been something worse. According to ESPN reporter Jeremy Fowler, while Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was assaulting Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph by striking him in the head with his own helmet, Garrett’s teammates were celebrating it from the sideline.

The attack itself is a reflection of the entire Browns organization, but to know Garrett’s teammates not only endorsed that sort of behavior, but cheered for it, is worse. The NFL will hand down punishment on the parties involved, including Garrett, Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey and Cleveland defensive tackle Larry Ogunjobi, but the Browns aren’t going to be able to shake off how poorly they handled this entire situation.

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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.

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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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Baker Mayfield speaks out against Myles Garrett’s violence after crazy TNF ending

What Myles Garrett did to Mason Rudolph was completely unacceptable, and it was right for Baker Mayfield to speak out against it.

Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett is one of the NFL’s best at his position. He came into Thursday night’s game against the Steeelers with 10 sacks and 15 quarterback hits. And while Garrett’s Browns won this game, they won’t have Garrett on the active roster for a while — Garrett was ejected from the game late in the fourth quarter following a set-to with Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph.

Garrett took some extra time to take Rudolph down on the play in question with 14 seconds left in the game after Rudolph released the ball. This frustrated Rudolph, who pulled at Garrett’s helmet. This frustrated Garrett, who pulled Rudolph’s helmet off… and then hit Rudolph with his own helmet.

Garrett, Browns defensive lineman Larry Ogunjobi, and Steelers center Mike Pouncey were all ejected from the game, with offsetting penalties. The game was over two plays later, with the Browns winning, 21-7.

That’s the end of the good news for the Browns, who will absolutely face serious disciplinary action from the league sooner than later. Garrett, who engaged in a tactic as brutal as anything you’ll see on a football field, will undoubtedly be suspended multiple games, if not for the entire season.

Throughout the 2019 campaign, the Browns have struggled with issues of consistency and self-control. But this brought things to an entirely new level, and there’s absolutely no excuse for any of it. What Garrett did crosses the lines of football and veers into assault territory.

Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin refused to comment on the incident. During a post-game interview with the NFL Network, Browns receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. saw what Garrett did for the first time, and was visibly shaken.

“It’s inexcusable,” Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield said of Garrett’s actions when asked by FOX Sports’ Erin Andrews. “Rivalry or not, we can’t do that. That’s endangering the other team. That’s inexcusable. The reality is, he’s going to get suspended. It’s inexcusable.”

Yes he will, and yes it is.

 

Baker Mayfield on Myles Garrett: ‘That’s inexcusable’

Mayfield did not defend the Browns standout defensive end after the game

What should have been a joyous postgame for the Cleveland Browns instead resembled a crime scene aftermath. A brawl in the final seconds involving Myles Garrett, Mason Rudolph, a swinging helmet and Steelers offensive linemen completely overshadowed the Browns’ 21-7 win.

Baker Mayfield got the first shot at Browns damage control in a postgame interview on the field.

Mayfield spoke with Fox Sports’ Erin Andrews right after the game. Andrews asked the Browns QB about his reaction to Garrett’s violent attack on Rudolph.

“Inexcusable,” Mayfield said. “I don’t care, rivalry or not, we can’t do that. … That’s endangering the other team.”

Mayfield continued somberly:

“That’s inexcusable, and (Garrett) knows that.”

Andrews pressed Mayfield, knowing that he and Rudolph are friends, draft classmates and former college rivals.

“The reality is, (Garrett is) going to get suspended. We don’t know how long, and that hurts our team. We can’t do that. We can’t continue to hurt this team. It’s inexcusable.”

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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Myles Garrett ejected for hitting Mason Rudolph over the head with his own helmet

Browns DE Myles Garrett was ejected for swinging Steelers QB Mason Rudolph’s helmet and hitting him over the head

The Cleveland Browns win over the Pittsburgh Steelers ended with an extremely ugly brawl that saw star DE Myles Garrett ejected as part of a major fracas.

Garrett was tossed for a personal foul where he took Steelers QB Mason Rudolph’s helmet off his head and then hit the quarterback over the head in anger. Browns DT Larry Ogunjobi was also ejected for pushing a Steelers player during a brawl where Garrett wound up on the ground in the end zone being kicked in the head and punched repeatedly by Steelers center Maurkice Pouncey.

Expect major disciplinary action from the league, including a suspension for Garrett and perhaps others.

Browns starting to do the little things well more consistently

The Browns are protecting the ball, committing fewer penalties and focusing on the little things much better since the bye week

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Perhaps the most impressive figure from the Browns’ 19-16 win over the Buffalo Bills was the zero in the turnover department. Baker Mayfield and the Browns offense protected the ball and did not give it away for the second week in a row.

Sure, there were a couple of shaky moments. Mayfield once again mistimed a shovel pass that was initially ruled a fumble and Bills TD before being correctly overturned. Dontrell Hilliard muffed a punt he badly misjudged, but the Browns fell on the loose grenade before it exploded and the Bills could recover.

For weeks, Freddie Kitchens has been preaching accountability and focus on the little details. Taking care of the ball was a big point of emphasis. Putting action where his words rang out, Kitchens replaced Hilliard as the return man for the rest of the game. Tavierre Thomas took over for Hilliard and while Thomas wasn’t very impressive as a returner, he protected the ball and didn’t make mistakes.

The same is true on the penalty front. The Browns committed one bad penalty, the taunting foul that Jarvis Landry deserved after scoring the first touchdown. They were guilty of just four accepted penalties on the day:

  • Landry’s unsportsmanlike conduct
  • Denel Ward pass interference on Buffalo’s first offensive play
  • Chris Hubbard false start
  • Larry Ogunjobi roughing the passer

Ogunjobi’s foul was letter-of-the-law; more egregious infractions go uncalled in every game, but he was technically guilty.

Hubbard’s foul, which wound up forcing the Browns to kick an important field goal instead of going for it, was the only pre-snap penalty in the game. No offsides (a T.J. Carrie encroachment was negated by a Bills penalty), no illegal motions, no illegal shifts.

This was the second game in a row the opponent committed more penalties than the Browns. Buffalo was guilty of seven accepted penalties, roughly one-third of the number of times they were guilty of illegal blocks on Myles Garrett.

The little things, like wideout KhaDarel Hodge finishing his block to the whistle on a nice Nick Chubb run instead of the token effort too often seen from others (read: Antonio Callaway), make a huge difference. Kitchens’ Browns still commit some mistakes, but the attention to detail is striking in the three games since the bye week. It didn’t result in a victory until Sunday, but the Browns are definitely playing better, smarter football.

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