- Cleveland Browns defensive end Myles Garrett was suspended indefinitely following his attack on Mason Rudolph of the Pittsburg Steelers.
- Garrett has been cleared by the NFL to return this season.
- He still claims that racism was at play, and that the league is covering it up.
You would think Myles Garrett would just take his punishment and move on.
Because the quarterback he decided to smash over the head with a helmet was only the Steelers ’backup, he got off relatively easy.
Imagine if he’d tried that with someone like Patrick Mahomes or Tom Brady.
Yeah, he’d have been out for longer than six games.
Myles Garrett seems intent on pushing his luck
It was leaked to the press that Myles Garrett had claimed Rudolph used a racial slur against him , which prompted his reaction.
He reiterated that allegation this week, claiming Rudolph called him a “stupid n-word.”
Here’s Garrett talking to ESPN (via Twitter) :
The problem with his claim is that the NFL already has players “mic’d up” for footage for broadcast networks and NFL Films.
So, in theory, anything that Mason Rudolph said has been recorded
. If not from his own mic, then from one nearby.
How does Garrett explain this? He suggests there’s a cover-up
:
So something was said. I know something was said. Now whether the NFL wants to acknowledge it, that’s up to them.
Would the NFL risk a cover-up for a nobody like Mason Rudolph?
Let’s look at this logically, beginning with the primary players in this incident.
We have Myles Garrett: the first pick overall in the 2019 draft, an important piece of the Cleveland Browns organization.
Then we have Mason Rudolph. The backup quarterback for the Steelers. A third-round pick in the 2020 draft. He’ll earn less from his entire four-year contract than Myles Garrett makes in a single year.
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