'Could Have Killed Him': Steelers Players Past And Present React To Myles Garrett Hitting Mason Rudolph With His Helmet
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Football fans everywhere are talking about. The ugly incident at the end of Thursday night's game between the Pittsburgh Steelers and Cleveland Browns.
Browns' defensive end Myles Garrett ripped off Steelers' quarterback Mason Rudolph's helmet, then swung it and hit him on the head with it.
NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports that all the players involved, including Maurkice Pouncey, who was also ejected in addition to Garrett, are going to be under review by the league for possible suspensions.
"I thought it was cowardly and bush league," Rudolph said to reporters after the game about Myles Garrett.
There is reaction this morning from all across the football world.
"There are many risks an NFL QB assumes with every snap taken on the field," said Mason Rudolph's agency, Younger & Associates on Twitter. "Being hit on your uncovered head by a helmet being swung by a 275 lb DE is not one of them. Tonight could have had a catastrophic ending. The matter will be reviewed thoroughly."
There are many risks an NFL QB assumes with every snap taken on the field. Being hit on your uncovered head by a helmet being swung by a 275 lb DE is not one of them. Tonight could have had a catastrophic ending. The matter will be reviewed thoroughly.
— Younger & Associates/QB Limited (@YoungerAssoc) November 15, 2019
"When I watch the Cleveland Browns, I see a lot of stuff being allowed to happen, clown shoes, visors, Myles Garett hitting the QB low," said former Steelers Offensive Coordinator Tood Haley on SirusXM NFL Radio.
"When I watch the Cleveland Browns, I see a lot of stuff being allowed to happen...clown shoes, visors...Myles Garrett hitting the QB low, hitting the QB in the head. It's happening too much, it's not just a fluke"
- Todd Haley reacts to the brawl last night
⬇️AUDIO⬇️ pic.twitter.com/FNDN3ZZ0zy
— SiriusXM NFL Radio (@SiriusXMNFL) November 15, 2019
Even former Steelers' wide receiver Antonio Brown came to the defense of Mason Rudolph on Twitter.
"This for you Mason!" Brown tweeted with a picture from a 2014 matchup against the Browns when he attempted to hurdle then Browns' kicker Spencer Lanning, ultimately kicking him in the head.
This for you Mason !!!!! pic.twitter.com/J8N3TLOWHp
— AB (@AB84) November 15, 2019
"Actually assault!" said former Steelers tackle Marcus Gilbert on Twitter, now with the Arizona Cardinals. "He should be escorted out of the stadium in handcuffs!"
Actually Assault! He should be escorted out of the stadium in handcuffs #mylesgarrett
— Marcus Gilbert (@MarcusGilbert88) November 15, 2019
That wasn't all from Gilbert.
He also tweeted: "Suspend fake tough guy @MylesLGarrett for the rest of the year. Period."
Suspend fake tough guy @MylesLGarrett for the rest of the year. Period.
— Marcus Gilbert (@MarcusGilbert88) November 15, 2019
Browns Head Coach Freddie Kitchens said that Garrett understood what he did was wrong.
"He understands what he did. He understands what he did is totally unacceptable." — Kitchens on Garrett
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) November 15, 2019
There's not much time for the two teams to cool off.
The Steelers will host the Browns at Heinz Field in a little more than two weeks on Sunday, Dec. 1.
