Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett believes that Kansas City Chiefs running backs coach Greg Lewis should have been ejected alongside Ronnie Harrison Jr.
The Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns did battle in what was an epic Week 1 matchup. While the Browns did enter halftime with a 22-10 lead, the Chiefs came back in the second half to win 33-29. But one of the big storylines in the game came when Browns safety Ronnie Harrison Jr. was ejected from the game for pushing Chiefs running backs coach Greg Lewis. The incident occurred after Harrison was on top of running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who was down following a play.
After the game, Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett shared his belief that Lewis should have been ejected alongside Harrison.
#Browns DE Myles Garrett said #Chiefs assistant coach should have been ejected like Ronnie Harrison Jr. was
— Nate Ulrich (@ByNateUlrich) September 13, 2021
Myles Garrett believes Chiefs assistant should have been ejected alongside Ronnie Harrison Jr.
When looking at the initial angle, you can see that Harrison shoved Lewis. But an alternate angle showed that Lewis pushed Harrison off of Edwards-Helaire, prompting the Browns defensive back to shove him back.
Ronnie Harrison ain’t right.
— Colin Dunlap (@colin_dunlap) September 12, 2021
But KC coach Greg Lewis ain’t right either for putting his hands on that man.
Lewis, as a staff member and someone in authority who isn’t a player, should actually be punished more in the long run than Harrison.
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The Chiefs were initially flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct following Lewis’ shove, but they later changed it to offsetting penalties and ejected Harrison from the game.
While the Browns did thrive for the first half, they notably collapsed on both sides of the ball, prompting another come-from-behind win orchestrated by Chiefs quarterback and former NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes.
It will remain to be seen what sort of discipline the NFL hands out as a result of the interaction between Harrison and Lewis.