Twitter reacts to Myles Garrett’s unsportsmanlike conduct during the final moments of Thursday Night Football.
Myles Garrett is in a heap of trouble following his actions in the final seconds of the Cleveland Browns and the Pittsburgh Steelers game on Thursday night. The Brown’s defensive end was involved in an ugly scene where he was seen ripping the helmet off Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph and then hitting him in the head with it.
The scene nearly caused an all-out brawl with both teams clearing the benches to defend (or pull back) their teammate.
These videos show some of what happened from a few different angles.
Myles Garrett ripped Mason Rudolph's helmet off and swung his own helmet at him. That's awful.pic.twitter.com/ZhrzxQTACB
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) November 15, 2019
Of course, the fans took to Twitter immediately to condemn the action of Garrett, some even calling for a lifetime ban from the NFL.
Never seen any player ever act like that ever and I have played with/against some of the toughest SOB’s ever! That is the most trash BS I have ever seen. Myles Garrett hit another player ON TOP OF THE HEAD with a f’ing helmet!
— Louis Riddick (@LRiddickESPN) November 15, 2019
If Myles Garrett doesn’t get a season long suspension, then the #NFL is more laughable than it already is. Myles Garrett committed simple assault on a football field. Ugly product that keeps getting worse
— Wesley McKinney (@WesMacAttack) November 15, 2019
Honestly, what number would surprise you for a Myles Garrett suspension? 16 games? Indefinite? #Browns
— Jon Doss (@JonDoss) November 15, 2019
Is there any reason why Myles Garrett hasn't been arrested? Was that not assault with a deadly weapon? Live on television?
— Zach Kruse (@zachkruse2) November 15, 2019
I'm serious: Why wouldn't he be in legal trouble right now?
Baker Mayfield, the Browns quarterback, spoke out against the actions of his teammate moments after the game was over.
“I didn’t see why it started, but it’s inexcusable. I don’t care, rivalry or not, we can’t do that. That’s kind of the history of what’s been going on here lately, hurting yourself, and that’s just endangering the other team. It’s inexcusable, he knows that. I hope he does now. It’s tough. We’ll see,” Mayfield said (h/t profootballtalk) “I don’t think there’s anything in that moment that I can really say to calm him down. The reality is he’s 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.”
The Browns ended up with the win, 21-7.