Yahoo Finance NFL world stunned by Myles Garrett attack on Mason Rudolph: Calls for season-long ban, jail
Thursday’s Browns-Steelers game ended with an ugly brawl that saw Cleveland defensive end Myles Garrett remove Steelers quarterback Mason Rudolph’s helmet and swing it at his unprotected head.
James Harrison: ‘6 months in jail on the street’
Current and former NFL players watching from home were stunned and took to Twitter with reactions predicting a season-long ban, while James Harrison said an assault like that would warrant jail time if it happened on the street.
That’s assault at the least... 6 months in jail on the street.. now add the weapon and that’s at least a year right?!
— James Harrison (@jharrison9292) November 15, 2019
Patrick Mahomes, J.J. Watt, others react
Bro i can’t even believe that just happen.
— Patrick Mahomes II (@PatrickMahomes) November 15, 2019
That. Is. Insanity. Wow.
— JJ Watt (@JJWatt) November 15, 2019
Myles Garrett done for the year
— Mike Wallace (@Wallace17_daKid) November 15, 2019
Yeaaaah pounce. Straight up don’t touch my QB let alone disrespect him like that. #MyBrothersKeeper @MaurkicePouncey https://t.co/CEhWCSGvYk
— Keenan Allen (@Keenan13Allen) November 15, 2019
He’s done for the rest of the year
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) November 15, 2019
I wouldn’t be surprised if Garrett misses the rest of this season and half of next. It’s an ugly situation, Mason could have suffered a life altering injury. Football is an emotional sport but that was something different.
— Justin Forsett (@JForsett) November 15, 2019
— Todd Gurley II (@TG3II) November 15, 2019
At minimum, he has to get suspended the rest of the season with no pay. That was a different level of dirty smh #PITvsCLE
— Devon Still (@Dev_Still71) November 15, 2019
Former players working as analysts on the NFL Network set also shared strong reactions.
Steve Smith:
“You can't do that. That has no place. Thursday night, Sunday night, Monday night, the local schoolyard, it's just unacceptable.”
Michael Irvin:
"It was scary to watch, it really is."
Joe Thomas:
"There's a line you don't cross, and he crossed it."
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